INTERVARSITY DEBATES 2001-2002

MICHAELMAS TERM

UCD L&H Vice-Presidents’ Cup

2^nd/3^rd November 2001 at UCD: Shauna Gillan & Peter O’Brien

Stephen Nolan & Tony McDonnell

Martin Collins & Michael Walsh

Winners: Nick Pacheco & Ewan Smith (Oxford Union)

Results: Nolan & McDonnell – 9^th place (best novice team); Gillan & O’Brien – 10^th place, out of 47 teams

Irish Times, First Round

8^th November 2001 at UCD: Martin Collins & Greg Leddin

“that this house believes rejection of Nice is a source of shame for Ireland”

10^th November 2001 at UCG: Derek Cawley & Diane Halley

“that this house believes reality television is a social good”

10^th November 2001 at UCG: Elaine Dobbyn & Mark Hanniffy

“that this house believes the UN must enforce an independent Palestinian state”

14^th November 2001 at King’s Inns: Enda Dolan & Daniel Duffy

“that this house would regret the demise of the Progressive Democrats”

18^th November 2001 at UCC: Shauna Gillan

“that this house believes the mocking of religion is a legitimate form of humour”

19^th November 2001 at UCD: Dave Finn & Peter O’Brien

“that this house regrets the power of independent TDs in Irish politics”

21^st November 2001 at St. Patrick’s College, Jennifer Regan & Barry Ryan

Drumcondra: “that this house regrets the government’s decision to commemorate Kevin Barry”

Qualifying for second round: Derek Cawley & Diane Halley (team)

Jennifer Regan & Barry Ryan (team)

Elaine Dobbyn (individual)

Shauna Gillan (individual)

Dave Finn (individual)

Oxford Union Intervarsity

9^th/10^th November 2001 at Oxford: Jennifer Regan & Barry Ryan

Shauna Gillan & Peter O’Brien

Winners: Paul Brady & Colin Walsh (UCD L&H)

Results: Regan & Ryan – 8^th place (semi-finalists)

Gillan & O’Brien – 47^th place

John Smith Memorial Mace, First Round

20^th November 2001 at UCD: Martin Collins & Greg Leddin

“that this house would put women in the front line”

24^th November 2001 at UCC: Elaine Dobbyn & Mark Hanniffy

“that this house would declassify cocaine”

1^st December 2001 at UCG: Daniel Duffy & Dave Finn

“that this house would free Slobodan Milosevic”

1^st December 2001 at UCG: Shauna Gillan & Peter O’Brien

“that this house regrets the awarding of the Olympics to Beijing”

Teams qualifying for second round: Martin Collins & Greg Leddin

Elaine Dobbyn & Mark Hanniffy

Irish Times, Second Round

1^st December 2001 at UL: Jennifer Regan & Barry Ryan

Elaine Dobbyn

“that this house believes the WTO should have shut the door on China”

3^rd December 2001 at TCD: Derek Cawley & Diane Halley

Dave Finn

“that this house believes tax amnesties are an unjustifiable political tool”

3^rd December 2001 at TCD: Shauna Gillan

“that this house believes those charged with sexual crimes must be anonymous until proven guilty”

Qualifying for semi-finals: Jennifer Regan (individual)

Dave Finn (individual)

UCC Philosoph Coca-Cola Intervarsity

7^th/8^th December 2001 at UCC: Elaine Dobbyn & Stephen Nolan

Matthew Bruton & Peter O’Brien

Winners: Paul Brady & Colin Walsh (UCD L&H)

Results: Dobbyn & Nolan – 14^th place; Bruton & O’Brien – 47^th place

HILARY TERM

National Maiden Speakers’ Competition

18^th January 2002 at UCD: Kevin Leavy

Stephen Nolan

Joe Powderly

Winner: David Whelan (UCD L&H)

John Smith Memorial Mace, Second Round

21^st January 2002 at UCD: Elaine Dobbyn & Mark Hanniffy

“that this house would abolish the British parliamentary oath of allegiance”

23^rd January 2002 at UCD: Martin Collins & Greg Leddin

“that this house would allow third world infringement of pharmaceutical patents.”

Kingsmill Moore Invitational

24^th January 2002 at TCD: Jennifer Regan & Barry Ryan

Winners:

Results: Regan & Ryan –

Dean Swift Intervarsity

25^th/26^th January at TCD: Elaine Dobbyn & Shauna Gillan

Winners: Jeremy Brier & Alex Deane (Composite)

Irish Times, Semi Finals

2^nd February 2002 at UCC: Jennifer Regan

“that this house believes democracy cannot be a precondition for development aid”

Proposition Opposition

1. Alan Brady, TCD Law 2. Conor O’Donoghue, UCC Philosoph

9. Diarmuid Murphy, TCD Law 10. Conor Buckley, UCC Philosoph

3. Jim McElroy, TCD Hist 4. Oran Doyle, King’s Inns

11. Manus de Barra, TCD Hist 12. Stephen Dowling, King’s Inns

5. Una Cassidy, King’s Inns 6. Lynn Crowley, TCD Hist

7. Michael Clarke, UCD L&H 8. Jennifer Regan, UCG Lit & Deb

Qualifying team: Jim McElroy & Manus de Barra, TCD Hist

Qualifying individual: Conor Buckley, UCC Philosoph

5^th February 2002 at UCD: Dave Finn

“that this house believes New Labour is Thatcherism for slow learners”

Proposition Opposition

1. Raphael Hurley, UCC Philosoph 2. Brian Flanagan, UCD Law

9. Peter Bourke, UCC Philosoph 10. Simon Larragy, UCD Law

3. Niall Murphy, TCD Phil 4. Antonia Melvin, King’s Inns

11. Donall Crehan, TCD Phil 12. Mary Fay, King’s Inns

5. Rory Staines, UCD L&H 6. Ciaran Lawlor, UCD Law

7. Dave Finn, UCG Lit & Deb 8. Ian Kehoe, DCU

Qualifying team: Brian Flanagan & Simon Larragy, UCD Law

Qualifying individual: Ian Kehoe, DCU

Dublin City University Intervarsity

8^th/9^th February 2002 at DCU: Kevin Leavy & Michael Walsh

Winners: Ewan Smith & Tom Hay (Oxford Union)

Results: Leavy & Walsh – 8^th place

University of Limerick Intervarsity

1^st/2^nd March 2002 at UL: Sheelagh McGuinness & Stephen Nolan

Daniel Duffy & Peter O’Brien

Una Goes & Michael Walsh

Jennifer Regan & Barry Ryan

Winners: Ewan Smith & Fiona Dewar (Oxford Union)

Results: Regan & Ryan – 5^th place; Duffy & O’Brien – 10^th place; McGuinness & Nolan – 12^th place; Goes & Walsh – 13^th place

INTERVARSITY COMPETITION WINNERS

Irish Times Debates Louis Mooney & Brendan Kelly (TCD Hist)

Conor Buckley (UCC Philosoph)

Irish Mace Jim McElroy & Manus de Barra (TCD Hist)

International Mace George Payne & Dennis Kavanagh (Lincoln’s Inn)

Worlds Alan Merson & Rob Weekes (NYU Law)

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