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Where: IT Building
When: 16th March
Time: 19:00 – 21:00
Framing the Debate: Where Theory & Tactics Meet
Workshop on creating a mental framework for individual debates to allow you to conceive their philosophical cores and thus make astute tact...
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Where: IT Building
When: 23rd March
Time: 19:00 – 21:00
Framing the Debate 2: The Whiteboard
A continuation of the previous week’s teachings, taking an in-depth look at specific motions and breaking them down to their constituent bits. Focus will...
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Where: Kirwan Theare
When: Thursday 25th March
Time: 19:00 – 21:30
Motion: This House Would Legalise Euthanasia
How do you put a value on a life? Euthanasia seeks to do just that, by allowing someone to decide when the pain and suffering the feel ...
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Where: Kirwan Theatre
When: Thursday 18th March
Time: 19:00 – 21:30
Motion: This House Believes Only the Wicked Need Privacy
Every year, the Speaker of the Year competition takes place, where the finest speakers in Galway come together to win the ...
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Where: Aula Maxima, Quadrangle, NUI Galway
When: Thursday 11th March
Time: 19:00 – 21:30
On Thursday the 11th of March, the Literary and Debating Society will be hosting an Audience with Garry Hynes, founder and artistic director of the Druid T...
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Where: IT 250
When: Tuesday 9th March
Time: 19:00 – 21:00
The teams are:
Conor Kelly & Ronan Fitzpatrick
Timothy Morrow & Fánchea Daly
Oisín Robbins & Ciaran Garrett
Sean Kearns & Neasa O'Callaghan
The motion and posi...
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Where: Kirwan Theatre
When: 4th March
Time: 19:00 – 21:00
Motion: This House Believes The Students’ Union Has Become Redundant
A Students’ Union is charged with representing the views of their members and getting them a better deal. In deca...
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Where: Kirwan Theatre
When: 15th February
Time: 19:00 – 21:00
Motion: This House Believes That Governments Should Prioritise Fighting Climate Change Over Poverty
A Maiden Speaker, like a Debutante in days of old, is a debater who is unsullied b...
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Where: IT Building
When: 23th February
Time: 19:00 – 21:00
The First Half: Claiming All The GroundThe positions of 1st Prop and 1st Opp in Mace Debating. How to build models, crucial rebuttal and how to claim the substantive bulk to defeat the secon...
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“THW Ban Cosmetic Surgery”
This weeks debate has unfortunately had to be cancelled. Please keep checking www.literaryanddebating.com for details on future events.
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Workshop 15 – 16th February 2010
Where: IT Building
When: 16th February
Time: 19:00 – 21:00
Maidens Workshop
A workshop on Maidens style of speaking, a 3-on-3 individual style. Role fulfillment and the differences from Mace style will be disc...
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Where: IT Building
When: 9th February
Time: 19:00 – 21:00
The IR Information Dump: Everything You Need To Know About The World of Acronyms
Workshop focusing on information about geo-politics needed for International Relations Debates. Why the UN...
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Date: Thursday 11th February
Time: 7pm
Location: Kirwan Theatre, Concourse
Generations ago, the Debaters of Galway went forth and conquered the globe. Now, the Lit & Deb brings back these forgotten heroes for one more night, one more...
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Where: IT Building
When: 2nd February
Time: 19:00 – 21:00
From The Other Side: Judging DebatesTo prepare for the Irish National Law Debates, a workshop on judging Mace debates. What matters in picking winners in debates, from role fulfillment to eng...
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Date: Thursday 4th February
Time: 7pm
Location: Kirwan Theatre, Concourse
Motion: “This House Believes Ireland is Ready for Nuclear Power”
Nuclear power has always been a divisive issue. Peak oil has passed, and concern is growing over the im...
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Where: IT Building
When: 26th January
Time: 19:00 – 21:00
Baby Steps: Logic Progression & Point-BuildingHow to internally structure and construct points to prove your case, and how to build up from first principles to those killer lines.
Be sure...
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Date: Thursday 28th January
Time: 7pm
Location: Kirwan Theatre, Concourse
Motion: “This House Believes Trade Unions are an impediment to Economic Recovery”
With Ireland in the midst of a recession that surpasses the 1980s, it is no surprise ...
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Date: Thursday 21st January
Time: 7pm
Location: Kirwan Theatre, Concourse
Motion: "This House Believes Obama Will Continue to Disappoint"
The President of the USA is always in the public eye – every action, every decision, is scrutinised and que...
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Where: Kirwan Theatre, Main ConcourseWhen: 2010-01-19Time: 19:00 – 21:00Welcome Back!Rejoin Lit & Deb for another semester of interesting and useful workshops. This workshop will cover strategies and tactics of debating - showing you not just how t...
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Date: Thursday 14th January
Time: 7pm
Location: Kirwan Theatre, Concourse
Motion: This House Would Grant Same Sex Couples All The Same Rights as Heterosexual Couples
Gay Marriage has been one of the biggest issues in Irish society for years. H...
