Past V Present Debate Qualifier 2021
Past V Present Debate Qualifier
Thursday, 21st January 2021
The qualifier debate, for the Past vs. Present Debate, took place live on Microsoft Teams, on Thursday 21st of January, on a motion entitled: ‘This House Believes that Money Cannot Buy Happiness’. The debate was judged by Michael Ryan (Class of 2019), Mr C. Maher and Ms. G. Wallace. The debate was conducted via livestream on Microsoft Teams, with contributions from the following speakers:
| Proposition | Opposition | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Speaker: | John O’Toole-Cawley (6th Year) |
2nd Speaker: | Frederick Noonan (6th Year) |
| 3rd Speaker: | Pearse Woods (6th Year) |
4th Speaker: | Colm Fagan (5th Year) |
| 5th Speaker: | James Carroll (5th Year) |
6th Speaker: | Joseph Haughton (6th Year) |
| 7th Speaker: | Ben Kieran-Glennon (4th Year) |
8th Speaker: | Michael Lucey (6th Year) |
| 9th Speaker: | Michael White (5th Year) |
10th Speaker: | Matthew Keeley (6th Year) |
After a very competitive debate, Matthew Keeley, Ben Kieran-Glennon, Michael Lucey and Pearse Woods qualified to speak as part of the ‘Present’ team at the Past vs. Present Debate, on Thursday 4th of February, 2021, debating the motion ‘This House Believes that the Year 2020-2021 Has Been the Worst Year on Record for the Second-level Student’. The debate will take place on Microsoft Teams.
We thank Ms Ni Shuairc and Mr Orrock for their continued organisation of his opportunity.
Past V Present Debate Qualifier
Thursday, 21st January 2021
The qualifier debate, for the Past vs. Present Debate, took place live on Microsoft Teams, on Thursday 21st of January, on a motion entitled: ‘This House Believes that Money Cannot Buy Happiness’. The debate was judged by Michael Ryan (Class of 2019), Mr C. Maher and Ms. G. Wallace. The debate was conducted via livestream on Microsoft Teams, with contributions from the following speakers:
| Proposition | Opposition | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Speaker: | John O’Toole-Cawley (6th Year) |
2nd Speaker: | Frederick Noonan (6th Year) |
| 3rd Speaker: | Pearse Woods (6th Year) |
4th Speaker: | Colm Fagan (5th Year) |
| 5th Speaker: | James Carroll (5th Year) |
6th Speaker: | Joseph Haughton (6th Year) |
| 7th Speaker: | Ben Kieran-Glennon (4th Year) |
8th Speaker: | Michael Lucey (6th Year) |
| 9th Speaker: | Michael White (5th Year) |
10th Speaker: | Matthew Keeley (6th Year) |
After a very competitive debate, Matthew Keeley, Ben Kieran-Glennon, Michael Lucey and Pearse Woods qualified to speak as part of the ‘Present’ team at the Past vs. Present Debate, on Thursday 4th of February, 2021, debating the motion ‘This House Believes that the Year 2020-2021 Has Been the Worst Year on Record for the Second-level Student’. The debate will take place on Microsoft Teams.
We thank Ms Ni Shuairc and Mr Orrock for their continued organisation of his opportunity.
