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‘That This House Supports the Use of Embryonic Stem Cells for Scientific Study’
Venue: Kirwan Theatre (Arts Concourse NUI Galway)
Date: Wednesday 16th March
Time: 7pm
Speakers: Dr. Richard Hull- Philosophy Department NUIG
This Wedne...
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Venue: Room 203- IT Building
Date: Tuesday 8th March
Time: 7pm
This workshop will focus on how to debate motions that specifically relate to the areas of terror, liberty and security. How to analyze these motions and structure points correctly will als...
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Venue: Kirwan Theatre (Arts Concourse NUI Galway)
Date: Thursday 10th March
Time: 7.30pm
This Thursday, March 10th, the Literary and Debating Society in conjunction with the Comic Book Society will be hosting ‘An Evening with Warren Ellis’ in the...
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Workshop 15: Maidens Semi Finals.
Venue: IT Building
Date: Tuesday 22nd February
Time: 7pm
This week’s workshop will include a brief recap on how to speak in Maidens style, which is a 3-on-3 individual style of debating. Role fulfilment and the diff...
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Motion: ‘That This House Believes that, if Convicted, the US should Pardon Bradley Manning’.
Venue: Kirwan Theatre (Arts Concourse NUI Galway)
Date: Thursday 24th February
Time: 7pm
This Thursday sees the final of NUI Galway’s Intern...
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Venue: IT Building
Date: Tuesday 15th February
Time: 7pm
This workshop will be an introduction to the Maidens style of speaking, a 3-on-3 individual style of debating. Role fulfilment and the differences from Mace style will be discussed.
It will then...
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Venue: Kirwan Theatre (Arts Concourse NUI Galway)
Date: Thursday 17th February
Time: 7pm
Speakers: Alan Kerins - from the Alan Kerins Projects
Linda Keane - from Ability West
Motion: ‘That This House Believes that Charity Begins at Home’
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Venue: IT Building
Date: Tuesday 8th February
Time: 7pm
In preparation for the Irish National Law Debates, that will be held in NUIG Galway on the 11th and 12th of February, this week’s workshop will focus on judging mace debates. Various...
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Venue: Kirwan Theatre (Arts Concourse NUI Galway)
Date: Thursday 10th February
Time: 7pm (Max Brooks taking to the podium at 7.45)
This Thursday, February 10th, the Literary and Debating Society will be hosting an ‘Audience with Max Bro...
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Venue: O’ Flaherty Theatre (Arts Concourse NUI Galway)
Date: Monday 7th February
Time: 9pm
After a turbulent few months in Irish politics a general election has finally been called. We, the people of Ireland, now have a choice to make about who...
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Venue: IT Building
Date: Tuesday 1st February
Time: 7pm
The workshop will focus on preparing for an economics debate. Areas that will be given attention are the free market, globalisation and trade. How to analyse and structure points will also b...
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Venue: Kirwan Theatre (Arts Concourse NUI Galway)
Date: Thursday 3rd February
Time: 7pm
On Thursday, the Literary and Debating Society will host an audience with Mr. Paul Collier. Mr. Collier is Professor of Economics and the Director for the...
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Workshop 11 – Tactics
Venue: IT Building
Date: Tuesday 25th January
Time: 7pm
This workshop will cover strategies and tactics of debating - showing you not just how to sound good, but how to sound better than everyone else! Various debating ...
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The Economy Vs Environment Debate
‘That This House Would Rather Have a Job than a Windmill’
Venue: Kirwan Theatre (Arts Concourse NUI Galway)
Date: Thursday 27th January
Time: 7pm
Both the economy and the environment are divisive is...
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Getting Back to Grips
Venue: Kirwan Theatre
Date: Tuesday 18th January
Time: 7pm
This workshop is ideal for anyone who is new to Lit n Deb. We will be going back over the basics of debating i.e. burdens of proof, models, then introduci...
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Venue: Kirwan Theatre (Arts Concourse NUI Galway)
Date: 20th January
Time: 7pm
On Thursday 20th January the Literary and Debating Society, in conjunction with the Galway One World Centre, will be holding its human rights debate.
The Galway One...
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Workshop 9 - Intro to International Relations 2
Venue: Kirwan Theatre
Date: Tuesday 23rd November
Time: 7pm
The world is a big place, and Ireland's not the only country that has issues. This week, at Lit n Deb, we'll be continuing to examine some...
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‘That This House Welcomes Its New IMF Overlords’
Venue: Kirwan Theatre
Date: Thursday 25th November
Time: 7pm
This Thursday, Lit n Deb tackles the issue that has been dominating news coverage both in Ireland and abroad in recent times-...
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Music Piracy- Friend or Foe?
Venue: Kirwan Theatre, Arts Science Concourse, NUI, Galway
Date: 18/11/2010
Time: 7pm
The music pirates are going to destroy the music industry! Or are they?
The problem of piracy has been rising f...
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Bring Your Own Debate!
When: 11th November
Where: Kirwan Theatre
Time: 7pm
This Thursday in Lit n Deb it’s ‘Anything Goes’. We hand the reigns over to you!! That means anybody can propose a motion on absolutely anything.
Whether it be...
