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Irish Times Debate Round Up

Here’s some highlights from the final of the Irish Times Debate 2013, hosted by Queen’s IPLS and featuring the Literific’s own Adam Kydd!

An excellent night was had by all at the first Irish Times final to be held in Northern Ireland in almost 40 years, congratualtions to the winners, all from TCD and to Adam for representing Queen’s at an Irish Times Final for the first time in many years.

164th Session AGM

Congratulations to all those elected to sit on the Council of the 165th Session of the Literific, at the AGM! The new Council are:

  • President – Adam Kydd
  • Secretary – Tara Pouryahya
  • Treasurer – Marie-Louise Synnott
  • External Convenor – Naomh Gibson
  • Internal Convenor – Julia Andrade Rocha, BA
  • Open Rep – Conor Conneally
  • Second Year Rep – Sophie Stratfull

Also at the AGM, the Society added press relations and promotion to the portfolio of the Internal Convenor, and confirmed that there will be a new graduates’ “Trust” advisory body set up. Paul Francis Shannon (163rd Session, President) was made an Honorary Life Member

Easter Round Up

We haven’t been posting here for a while as we’re redesigning the site, but here’s a post to keep you up to date with all the Literific news!

After the break we have four excellent debates before the end of term:

  • THW Legalise Possession of Cannabis
  • THB Engineers Are The Backbone Of Society
  • THW Tear Down The Peace Walls
  • THW Extend The Abortion Act 1967 To Northern Ireland

ALSO coming up after Easter we have our first ever Literific Pub Quiz, and our Annual formal – details of both to follow very shortly. To keep up with all the news like our facebook page and follow us on twitter on the left hand side of this screen!