UCD Junior Debating Round 2, Nov 2019
UCD Junior Debating Competition
Round 2
Thursday, 7th November 2019
Round 2 of the UCD Junior Debating Competition was held on Thursday 7th of November.
Teams included:
3rd Years
Frazer McGinn
Daniel Keeley
Gavin Bowen-O’Connor
Conor Casey
Jamie Starr-Bourke
2nd Years
Senan McCloskey
AJ Adoghe
Amlan Parida
The motions included:
| Debates | |
|---|---|
| Motion 1: |
This House Would ban animal testing. |
| Motion 2: |
This house regrets the rise of reality TV shows. (e.g. Love Island, Dance Moms, Keeping Up with the Kardashians etc.) |
Round 3 will take place in The Newman Building in UCD on Thursday November 21st.
On Friday November 8th 1st, 2nd & 3rd Year students debated the motion:
This House Believes that environmental activists should focus on lobbying big industry rather than on individuals
Best 1st year speaker was Peter O’Connor and best overall speaker was Harry Pierce (2nd Year).
I thank Ms Pierce for her preparation and encouragement of the boys.
