Junior Debating News

JUNIOR DEBATING

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 CONGRATULATIONS TO:

 NIALL MEAGHER

(3^RD YEAR) AND TOM DOOLEY (2^ND YEAR)

 BOTH OF WHOM REACHED THE QUARTER-FINAL OF UCD L+H JUNIOR DEBATING COMPETITION AS INDIVIDUAL SPEAKERS IN WHICH THEY PROPOSED THE MOTIONS THAT:

“THIS HOUSE WOULD ONLY INCARCERATE VIOLENT CRIMINALS” AND “THIS HOUSE WOULD MAKE VOTING COMPULSORY” RESPECTIVELY

ALSO, WE CONGRATULATE:

MICHAEL RYAN

(3^RD YEAR)

WHO REACHED THE NATIONAL FINAL OF THE MATHESON NATIONAL JUNIOR MACE COMPETITION IN CASTLEKNOCK COMMUNITY COLLEGE ON 12 MARCH.MICHAEL DEBATED A VARIETY OF MOTIONS FROM:

“DONALD’S TRUMP’S LEGITIMACY AS A U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE”

TO

“PUNISHING PARENTS FOR SCHOOL ABSENTEEISM”

AND WAS DELIGHTED TO FINISH 20^TH OUT OF NEARLY 100 STUDENTS.

I THANK MS DOBBYN FOR HER SUPPORT FOR JUNIOR DEBATING.