MOTIONS AND RESULTS OF THE 155TH
SESSION
MICHAELMAS TERM
27th September 2001: The Gibs’ Symposium
“That this house would
express its sympathy with all those affected by the tragedy of September 11th
in the United States.”
Pro: Mark Hanniffy
UNOPPOSED
“That this house believes
Bertie should have consulted the people.”
Pro: Jeffrey
Dolan
Con: Enda
Dolan
CARRIED
“That this house would ban
all 18-25 year olds from third level education.”
Pro: Dave
Donlon
Con: Bob
Cox
DEFEATED
Main Business: The Gibs’ Symposium
Winner: Garret
Coy
Runners-Up: Jeffrey
Dolan
Sieglinde Muller
4th October 2001: The Denis Caulfield Herron Memorial Debate
“That this House would not
create a language barrier.”
Pro: Peter O’Brien
Con: Dave
Finn
ABSTAINED
UPON
“That this House is not big
enough for the both of us.”
Pro: Diarmuid Ó Seancháin
Con: Enda
Dolan
DEFEATED
“That this House would
segregate mature students.”
Pro: Stephen Nolan
Con: Dave
O’Connell
DEFEATED
Main Business: The Denis Caulfield Herron Memorial
Showpiece Debate
“That this House would disband.”
Winners: Team: Dave Finn & Daniel
Duffy
Individual: Mark Hanniffy
DEFEATED
11th October 2001: The USI Debate
“That this House would admit
me to the College Bar.”
Pro: Eoin Ó Fiacháin
Con: Michael
Walsh
PASSED
“That this House would
abolish the Arts degree.”
Pro: Peter O’Brien
Con: Diarmuid
Ó Seancháin
DEFEATED
Main Business: The USI Debate
“That the Union of Students in Ireland is irrelevant
to ordinary students.”
PRO: CON:
Daniel Duffy Pádraig
Ó Duinín
Bob Cox Chris
Newell
Mark Hanniffy Colm
Jordan
PASSED
18th October 2001: The American Debate
“That Computer Services
should stop providing sexual services.”
Pro: Diarmuid Ó Seancháin
Con: Peter
O’Brien
CARRIED
“That this House would write
a letter to the President to complain about overcrowding in lectures.”
Pro: Annaleigh Margey
Con: Enda
Dolan
CARRIED
Main Business: The American Debate
“That the hand that flips the Big Mac rules the
world.”
PRO: CON:
Jonathan Ryan Martin
Collins
Jennifer Regan Declan
Burke
Stephen Murray Barry
Ryan
DEFEATED
25th October 2001: Hallowe’en Hat Night Extravaganza
“That this House would abuse
the system.”
Pro: Peter O’Brien
Con: Eoin
Ryan
CARRIED
“That this House believes
there are no such things as ghosts.”
Pro: Diarmuid Ó Seancháin
Con: Jeffrey
Dolan
DEFEATED
Winner: Stephen
Nolan
1st November 2001: The Maiden Speakers’ Final
“That this House would
reprimand Music Soc.”
Pro: Peter O’Brien
Con: Sharon
Dillon-Lyons
DEFEATED
“That this House would ban
advertising directed at children under twelve years of age.”
Pro: Bob Cox
Con: Dave
Finn
PASSED
Main Business: The Maiden Speakers’ Final
“That this house supports the war on terrorism.”
Winner: Stephen
Nolan
ABSTAINED UPON
8th November 2001: The European Debate
“That this House would write
a letter to Tourism Ireland condemning Samantha Mumba for denying the existence
of leprechauns.”
Pro: Peter O’Brien
Con: Dave
Finn
PASSED
“That this House would remove
the students from Corrib Village and turn it into a sanctuary for polar bears.”
Pro: Joe Powderly
Con: Dave
Finn
PASSED
“That this House believes the
Gardaí should enforce the law relating to statutory rape.”
Pro: Tony McDonnell
Con: Peter
Malone
PASSED
Main Business: The European Debate
“That this House regrets Ireland’s rejection of Nice.”
PRO: CON:
Alan Dukes, TD Joe
Higgins, TD
Frank Fahey, TD Nuala
Ahern, MEP (in abstentia)
DEFEATED
15th November 2001: The Staff vs. Students Debate
“That this House would build
a short pier.”
Pro: Martin Collins
Con: Enda
Dolan
CARRIED
“That this House would have
an Auditor who can handle her drink.”
Pro: Peter O’Brien
Con: Dave
Finn
DEFEATED
“That this House would make
Smokies a smoking area.”
Pro: Peter O’Brien
Con: Daniel
Duffy
DEFEATED
Main Business: The Staff versus Students Debate
“That the University is run by trained monkeys.”
PRO: CON:
Dr. Aidan Kane Peter
O’Brien
Mr. Brendan Flynn Jennifer
Regan
CARRIED
22nd November 2001: The Inter-Societies’ Debate
“That this House believes men
are becoming extinct.”
Pro: Shauna Gillan
Con: Daniel
Duffy
ABSTAINED
UPON
“That this House would have a
parental license.”
Pro: Peter O’Brien
Con: Dave
Finn
DEFEATED
Main Business: The Inter-Societies’ Debate
“That this House welcomes the demise of the Celtic
Tiger.”
PRO: CON:
Law Soc Philosophy
Soc
Choral Soc PDS
FanSci Young
Fine Gael
Winners: Philosophy
Soc (Martin Collins & Greg Leddin)
CARRIED
29th November 2001: The West of Ireland Schools’ Mace Final
“That this House would ban
cider.”
Pro: Peter O’Brien
Con: Tony
McDonnell
DEFEATED
“That this House would have
bisexual doors.”
Pro: Joe Powderly
Opp: Dave
Finn
ABSTAINED
UPON
Main Business: The World Schools’ Debating
Championships West of Ireland Area Finals
“That this House would not examine religion.”
Qualifiers: Áine
Máire Ní Ghioballáin (Coláiste na Coiribe, Galway)
Úna Ní Fhlanagáin
(Coláiste na Coiribe, Galway)
Kevin Heverin (St.
Jarlath’s College, Tuam)
HILARY TERM
24th January 2002: Extended PMT
“That this House would write
a letter to the Editor of Student Independent News enquiring if SIN is to
become a Cuba publication.”
Pro: Daniel Duffy
Con: Tony
McDonnell
CARRIED
“That RTÉ does not deserve a
license fee increase.”
Pro: Peter O’Brien
Con: Bob
Cox
CARRIED
“That this House would ban
therapeutic cloning.”
Pro: Shauna Gillan
Con: Dave
Finn
ABSTAINED
UPON
31st January 2002: The T.P. O’Connor Memorial Debate
“That this House would write
a letter to the Lord Chief Justice of England asking that the decision to allow
the Bloody Sunday paratroopers to give their evidence from England be
reversed.”
Pro: Stephen Nolan
Con: Daniel
Duffy
DEFEATED
“That this House would write
a letter to NTL asking them to bring back Eurosport instead of CNBC.”
Pro: Dave Finn
UNOPPOSED
“That this House would make
GMIT move to Mayo for six months.”
Pro: Peter O’Brien
Con: Dave
Finn
DEFEATED
Main Business: The Thomas Power O’Connor Memorial
Debate (Individuals Competition)
“That this House would say that, wouldn’t they?”
Winner: Tony
McDonnell
Runner-Up: Enda
Dolan
7th February 2002: The Former Auditors’ Debate
“That this House would sack
its errant TD’s.”
Pro: Keith Maye
Con: Bob Cox
DEFEATED
“That this House would write
a letter to AIB offering them sponsorship.”
Pro: Peter O’Brien
Con: Conor
Bowman
DEFEATED
Main Business: The Former Auditors’ Debate
“That the true university has no place in modern
Ireland.”
PRO: CON:
Damian Crawford Paula
Walsh
Patsy McGarry John
Lennon
Mairéad Ní Nuadháin Conor
Bowman
DEFEATED
14th February 2002: The Battle of the Sexes
“That this House would call
on the government to move the forthcoming abortion referendum from a Wednesday
to a Saturday.”
Pro:
Peter O’Brien
Con: Mark Hanniffy
CARRIED
“That this House would ask
serious questions of College Security.”
Pro: Stephen Nolan
Con: Enda
Dolan
CARRIED
Main Business: The Battle of the Sexes Debate
“That this House would call on the University to cut
off from itself the fungus of female education.”
PRO: CON:
Peter
O’Brien Diane
Halley
Stephen
Nolan Una
Ukimokio Goes
Enda
Dolan Jane
Cregan
DEFEATED
21st February
2002: The Literary Evening
“That this House believes
text messages are the end of western civilisation as we know it.”
Pro: Bob Cox
Con: Dave
Finn
DEFEATED
Celebrating
the launch of Criterion 2002
Speakers: David
O’Brien
Ríona Hughes
Garry King
Kevin Higgins
Frank Conaty
Padraig Fitzpatrick
Maureen Gannen
28th February 2002: The Inter-Faculties’ Final
“That this House would only
sell alcohol to people with beards.”
Pro: Peter O’Brien
Con: Enda
Dolan
DEFEATED
“That this House would reject
the plan to change the marking system in this University.”
Pro: Dave Finn
Con: Peter
Malone
PASSED
Main Business: The Inter-Faculties’ Final
“That this House would support gay adoption rights.”
Winning Team: Jane
Cregan & Sheelagh McGuinness (Arts)
Best Speaker in Final: Una Kimokio Goes (Arts)
PASSED
7th March 2002: Rag Week Fundraiser for the Leukaemia Trust
Main
Business: The Wet Debate
“That this House believes wetter is better.”
PRO: CON:
Daniel Duffy Peter
O’Brien
Jennifer Regan Stephen
Nolan
Martin Collins Diane
Halley
€150.92 raised for the Leukaemia Trust.
14th March 2002: Speaker of the Year
“That this House would write
a letter to College Security thanking them for securing the return of the
stolen minutes.”
Pro: Stephen Nolan
UNOPPOSED
“That this House would
enforce sound volume limits on nightclubs.”
Pro: Peter O’Brien
Con: Mark
Hanniffy
PASSED
“That this House would return
to imperial rule.”
Pro: Enda Dolan
Con: Peter
O’Brien
DEFEATED
“That this House would adopt
a new constitution.”
Pro: Michael Walsh
Con: Dave
Finn
DEFEATED
“That this House supports the right of terminally ill
patients to die.”
Winner: Sheelagh
McGuinness
21st March 2002: The ESB West of Ireland Schools’ Final
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TRINITY TERM
11th April 2002: Annual General Meeting
Mark Hanniffy