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In late November the Lit & Deb sent five teams to the first round of the Observer Mace competition which was held in Trinity College Dublin. Our distinguished Auditor Mr Ronan Feehily, B.Comm. found himself a fine debating partner in Miss Louise Rouse, B.Corp.Law and they sailed their way into the Semi Final which was held in U.C.D on the 26th of January. They found themselves debating on the motion “That this house would publish and be damned”. It was at the Semi Final stage of the competition where the Lit & Deb team bowed out (It was felt by many that the Galwegian team had been robbed and the age old tradition of Dublin adjudicators putting through Dublin teams seems to be still flourishing).

Five teams were sent to the first round of the Irish Times competition in January with Miss Maria Dillon, B.A reaching Semi Final status. Miss Dillon travelled to T.C.D on the 2nd of February for the Semi Final where she debated on the motion “That this house would bomb Iraq.”

Teams from the Literary & Debating Society took part in many intervarsity competitions including the Guinness Hibernian Challenge, the Barclays Intervarsity and the Glasgow University “Ancients”. Mr Ronan Feehily and Mr Jarlath Ryan represented the Lit & Deb at the Oxford Union. In closing mention should be made of Mr Eoin Mac Giolla Rí (Hon. Member) who (whilst representing the King’s Inns) was awarded the runner up prize in the final of the Irish Times Debate.

Ed.