Welcome to the website of the Literary and Debating Society. I am proud to invite you to explore the world of Lit and Deb through this website. We are the oldest and largest society in the National University of Ireland, Galway. Now entering our 163^rd year and with a dedicated enthusiastic committee of nineteen people, we are committed to being even more active and relevant than ever before.

Browse Kirwan debates for information on our weekly meetings where world issues, national politics and ethical dilemmas are among the many topics up for debate this year. With guests that range from Archbishop Desmond Tutu to Noam Chomsky, Bob Geldof to Nancy Cartwright (voice of Bart Simpson), Lit and Deb is the place to be on campus.

If you’re interested in getting involved in competitive debating and earning your all-expense paid trips to Turkey and Amsterdam (this year!), then come along to our workshops every Tuesday of term. We start from basics with the stars of Lit and Deb as the teachers and you don’t have to have done it before to join at any stage!

So if you’ve got an opinion on something, have questions and musings on the world beyond your lectures and an interest in some of the best and varied parties NUIG has to offer, then come join us on any Tuesday or Thursday and enjoy some debating and much debauchery

Jacqueline Driscoll

Auditor
Literary and Debating Society
163rd Session
National University of Ireland, Galway