MOTIONS AND RESULTS OF THE 149TH SESSION
“That this House would
establish a sperm bank in
Pro: Olly Moody Seconded: Brian Hughes
Con: Gary Malone
Defeated
“That
this House would call on the Irish bar to prevent live transmissions of court
cases on T.V.”
Pro: Dave Finn Seconded: Maria Dillon
Con: John O’Halloran
Carried
“That this House would
write a letter to Séamus Heaney congratulating him on
being the latest in a long line of British poets to win the Nobel Prize for
Literature”
Pro: Brian Hughes Seconded: Mary Cosgrove
Con: Dara O’Hickey
Defeated
Main Busniness: The Jibs’
Symposium
Winner: Emmet Lynch
Runners-up: Colleen Ní Ciarmhic & Tom Gallagher
12th October 1995
“That this House
believes that when it comes to education, the Christian Brothers beat them all”
Pro: Gary Malone Seconded: Billy Horan
Con: Fergal Crehan
Defeated
“That this House would
nominate Albert Reynolds for the Nobel Peace Prize”
Pro: Aidan Boyce Seconded: Brian Hughes
Con: Fergal Purcell
Defeated
“That this House believes that the students of the University should do something about the seating in the canteen”
Pro: Paul Rochford Seconded: Ronan MacSweeney
Con: Ray Lehane
Carried
Main Business:
“That this House believes that American culture is an oxymoron”
Pro: Clodagh Beresford Con: Lt. Fergal Purcell
Michelle de Brún Lt. Richard Brennan
Mary Cosgrove Gary Malone
David Healy Brian Hughes
Defeated
19th October 1995
“That this House would privatise marriage”
Pro: Patrick Landers Seconded: Robert Chapel
Con: Justin Walsh
Defeated
“That this House would legalise cannabis resin”
Pro: Kieran Duffy Seconded: Patrick Landers
Con: John Sweeney
Defeated
“That this House would disband the S.U.”
Pro: David Finn Seconded: Ronan MacSweeney
Con: Vincent Dean
Defeated
Main Business:
“That this House believes that wedlock is padlock”
Pro: Fergal Crehan Con: Tom Gallagher
Maria Dillon Colleen Ní Chiarmhaic
Oliver Begley-Wall Mike Small
Ciara Ní Mhichóir Cahir O’Higgins
Defeated
26th October 1995
“That this House would
support the deportation and expatriation of all French foreign students”
Pro: Fergal Crehan Seconded: Tom Kelly
Con: Brian Hughes
Defeated
“That this House would
write a letter to the Minister for Transport and Communications and ask him to
withdraw the license for Flirt FM”
Pro: Billy Horan Seconded: Dave Finn
Con: Bríd Curran
Defeated
“That this House would
ban the sport of boxing”
Pro: Patrick Landers Seconded: David Healy
Con: Owen Ross
Defeated
Main Business:
“That this House is
brought to you by the letter D”
Pro: Ronan MacSweeney Con: Emmet Lynch
Jarlath Ryan Fergal Crehan
Justin Walsh Billy Horan
Carried
9th November 1995
“That this House would
award the Victoria Cross to the fifty thousand citizens of Quebec who voted
against independence”
Pro: Maria Dillon Seconded: David Healy
Con: Colm Kelly
Defeated
Main Business:
“That this House would
vote yes to divorce”
Pro: Anne Connelly Con: Séamus Grimes
Peter Ward Nora Bennis
Michael D. Higgins Benedictine O’Flynn
Carried
16th November 1995
“That this House would
ban Law students”
Pro: Billy Horan Seconded: Owen Ross
Con: Lina Hassett
Carried but deemed unconstitutional
“That this House would write to RTÉ asking them to apologise for not covering the Divorce Forum”
Pro: Dave Finn Seconded: Aidan Boyce
Con: David Healy
Carried
“That this House
believes the only reason Declan McGee got only our years for manslaughter was
because his victim was a woman”
Pro: Tara Kelly Seconded: Caroline Rowan
Con: Ronan MacSweeney
Defeated
Main Business:
“That this House would support the sale of Playboy”
Pro: Barry Clogan Con: David Finn
Emmet Lynch David Neary
Jackie Prendergast Paul Rochford
Oonagh Sweeney John O’Halloran
Defeated
23rd November 1995
“That this House would stop the Catholic Church from going on the internet”
Pro: Gary Malone Seconded: Olly Moody
Con: Billy Horan
Carried
“That this House would
write a letter to the S.U. complaining about the lack of security on the campus”
Pro: Peadar de Búrca Seconded Oonagh Sweeney
Con: Ronan MacSweeney
Carried
“That this House would
condemn the tactics of the No campaign”
Pro: Mary Cosgrove Seconded: Brian Hughes
Con: Owen Ross
Carried
Main Business:
“That this House would invite the Queen”
Pro: Justin Walsh Con: Prof. Seán Lavelle
Ronan MacSweeney Peter Conroy
Brian Hughes David Healy
Carried
30th November 2002
Hat Night
7th December 2002
“That this House would
privatise Santa Claus”
Pro: Fergal Crehan Seconded: Maria Dillon
Con: Justin Walsh
Defeated
“That this House would
congratulate Finola Bruton on her introductory speech
for Hilary Clinton”
Pro: John O’Halloran Seconded: Brian Hughes
Con: John Sweeney
Defeated
Main Business: Irish Times First Round
“That this House
believes that arms decommissioning should be a precondition to all-party talks”
Pro: UCD L&H Con: UCG Lit & Deb
UCC Law TCD Law
TCD Hist UL Debating Union
UCC Philosoph TCD Phil
Defeated
26th January 1996
Main Business: Irish Times Semi-Final
“That this House would
back Britain on Europe”
Pro: UCD L&H Con: King’s Inns
DIT TCD Hist
TCD Phil TCD Hist
UCG Lit & Deb TCD Hist
Defeated
2nd February 1996
“That this House would
write to the constitutional reform committee asking them to abolish the six
senate seats held for universities”
Pro: Justin Walsh Seconded: David Healy
Con: Aengus MacDomhnaill
Abstained upon
“That this House would
remove the jukebox from the canteen”
Pro: Oonagh Sweeney Seconded: Emmet Lynch
Con: Michelle de Brún
Defeated
Main Business: The Shaw Memorial Debate
“That this House believes the U.N. is still the best hope for humanity”
Pro: John Sweeney, UCG Con: Diarmuid Conway, UCC
Brian Hughes, UCG Adrian Jackson, UCC
Simone Murray, London Steven McGhee, Edinburgh
Ian Duncan, London Bob Dalrymple, Edinburgh
Carried
9th February 2002
“That this House would
not condone musical mediocrity”
Pro: Gary Malone Seconded: Patrick Landers
Con: Justin Walsh
Defeated
Main Business: The Siobhán McKenna International Intervarsity
“That this House
believes the feminist movement has burned its bra at both ends”
Pro: Diarmuid Conway, UCC Philosoph Con: Jackie O’Hara, TCD Phil
Susan de Brún, UCC Philosoph Donal O’Riordan, TCD Phil
Joanne Morton, Galsgow B Derek Sloane, Glasgow A
Chris Elliott, Glasgow B Nick McGrath, Glasgow A
Defeated
15th February 1996
“That this House would
produce an Irish Catholic antidote to Baywatch”
Pro: Gary Malone Seconded: Fergal Crehan
Con: Brian Hughes
Defeated
“That this House would
write to Gerry Adams demanding that the IRA relinquish the name ‘Oglaigh na hÉireann’”
Pro: Tara Kelly
Con: David O’Connell
Defeated
“That this House would
oppose the proposed casino development in the Phoenix Park”
Pro: John Gavin
Con: M. Roche
Carried
Main Business: Maiden Speakers’ Final
“That this House would boycott charities”
Pro: Oliver Begley-Wall Con: Emmet Lynch
Ciara Ní Mhichóir Colleen Ní Ciarmhaic
Aisling Currid John Meere
Ronan Feehily
Carried
22nd February 1996
“That lapel ribbons don’t work”
Pro: Dave Finn Seconded: Michelle de Brún
Con: Patrick Landers
Defeated
“That this House would be pro-business”
Pro: Patrick Landers Seconded: David Healy
Con: Dave Finn
Carried
Main Business: Impromptu Debate
“That this House would
move House”
Pro: Gary Malone Con: Dave Finn
Fergal Crehan Justin Walsh
Emmet Lynch Oliver Begley-Wall
Carried
Compiled by David Healy