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The Queen"s University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society Recordings

The Queen"s University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society (The Literific)

Debating at Queen"s University Belfast. Est. 1850

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This House Believes the PSNI is Not Fit for Purpose

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2025/07/16

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twenty-third and final ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society!The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes the PSNI is Not Fit for Purpose".Speaking for the Proposition wereGavin Booth,James Tourish, andRea Thien,and speaking for the Opposition wereJon Burrows,Fintan Lawlor, andJonathan Massey.Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Order,

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This House Believes Trump's First 100 Days Have Been...

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2025/07/15

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twenty-second ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society!The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Trump's First 100 Days Have Been a Success".Speaking for the Proposition wereJonathan Massey,Veronica Lam,Liam Harte,andMatthew Shanks,and speaking for the Opposition wereHugh Child,Jack Murray,Thea Karkera, andNoah Ralphs.Timestamps as

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Annual General Meeting Of The 176th Session

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2025/07/15

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The annual general meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to elect the council for the next academic year.Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Order, order!(00:01:04) Presidential Report(00:02:17) Constitutional Amendments(00:37:54) Bestowment of Honorary Life Memberships(00:43:03) Election for President(00:53:26) Election for Vice

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The Irish Times Debate Final 2018

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2025/07/15

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The Irish Times Debate Final hosted by the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The event took place on the evening of Friday the 23rd of February 2018 in the Riddel Hall, and was the first time since the refounding of the Literific in 2011 that the Society had the privilege of hosting the final round. On this particular occasion, the House convenedto discuss the motion of"This House Believes Ireland Has Failed Its Youth".Timestamps as

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The Irish Times Debate Final 2025

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2025/04/25

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The Irish Times Debate Final hosted by the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The event took place on the evening of Friday the 28th of February 2025 in the Elmwood Hall, and was the second time since the refounding of the Literific in 2011 that the Society had the privilege of hosting the final round. On this particular occasion, the House convenedto discuss the motion"This House Believes Dialogue is Dead".Timestamps as

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Annual General Meeting of the 168th Session

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2025/04/23

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The annual general meeting of the one hundred and sixty-eighth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to elect the council for the next academic year....This meeting lasted approximately five hours and nine minutes....It contained two extremely improbable election mishaps, the most contested positions possibly ever, and one legendary game of Just A Minute....It has taken over

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167th Session Council on Queen's Radio

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2025/04/21

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! A glimpse into the past, when five members of the Council of the 167th Session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society ventured onto unfamiliar territory and participated in the Queen's Radio Clubs and Societies Open Day! This delightful half hour of chat and banter took place on approximately the 17th of February 2016. Thanks for listening!

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The Gown's Big EU Referendum Debate

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2025/04/19

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! This recording was made on the 14th of April 2016 by the Literific's Tech Department as a favour to our good friends at The Gown, QUB's student newspaper. The event was a special debate on the 2016 United Kingdom referendum to determine whether or not the country should remain a member of the European Union, hosted by The Gown! The speakers wereElodie Fabre, Glynn Roberts, Lee Reynolds, Deirdre Heenan, Chris Colvin andCillian McBride and the chair was Conor

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This House Would Vote for Reform UK

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2025/04/12

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twenty-first ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society!The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Would Vote for Reform UK".Speaking for the Proposition wereGeorge Farnon,Jonathan Massey, and Jay Basra,and speaking for the Opposition wereHugh Child,Taylor Cully,Noah Ralphs.Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Order, order!(00:00:33) Minutes(00:05:45)

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This House Believes Organised Religion Fails Women

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2025/04/12

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twentieth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society!The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Organised Religion Fails Women".Speaking for the Proposition were Veronica Lamb,Gráinne Donnelly, andRea Thien,and speaking for the Opposition wereTailte McSparron,Beth Lynam, andCiara Swail.Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Order, order!(00:00:38)

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Dufferin Debate - This House Regrets Western...

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2025/03/30

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The nineteenth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society!The House convened to host the annual Dufferin Competition for Speaker of the Year, and to discuss the motion "This House Regrets Western Intervention in Global Conflicts".Speaking for the Proposition were Jack Steele,Elliott Dickie,Dhivyah Chandrasegaran, andElla McMullin,and speaking for the Opposition

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This House Regrets The Rise of Online Activism

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2025/03/21

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The eighteenth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society!The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Regrets the Rise of Online Activism".Speaking for the Proposition wereGeorge Farnon, Noah Ralphs, and Ebram Salib,and speaking for the Opposition wereElla McMullin,JP Coyle,andJack Murray.Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Order, order!(00:00:56)

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This House Believes it is Time for the Irish...

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2025/03/16

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The third special meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! This was a special Inter-Varsity debate in collaboration with the Trinity College Dublin College Historical Society.The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes it is Time for the Irish Government to Prepare for Unity".Speaking for the Proposition were Noah Ralphs, Molly Mullan Haslam, James

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This House Regrets The Proliferation of Artificial...

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2025/03/07

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The seventeenth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society!The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Regrets the Proliferation of Artificial Intelligence".Speaking for the Proposition wereAoife McAuley, Michael Herron, Katie Ryan, and Jonathan Massey,and speaking for the Opposition wereTiarnan Smith,Elliott Dickie,Liam Harte, andJonathan

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This House Believes Éamon de Valera Did More Harm...

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2025/02/28

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The sixteenth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society!The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House BelievesÉamon de Valera Did More Harm Than Good".Speaking for the Proposition were Beth Lynam, Oran Lafferty, Ella McMullin, and Jonathan Massey,and speaking for the Opposition were Theo McDonald, Fintan Lalor,Ciarán Mac Dermott, and Sam Haslett.Timestamps

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LitTalk: In Conversation with Baroness Theresa May

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2025/02/27

Hello, hello, one and all!On Thursday, 27th February 2025, at 11:00, The Riddel Hall hosted the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society's fourth LitTalk of the 176th Session. The event featured Baroness Theresa May, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019.During the event, attendees had the chance to listen to an interview with Baroness May conducted by Claire Dickson, former Head of The Scoop at Queen's Radio. Following the discussion, participants were

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This House Would Means Test the NHS

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2025/02/21

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The fifteenth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society!The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Would Means Test the NHS".Speaking for the Proposition were Ryan Hoey, Hussain Bedair, and Beth Lynam,and speaking for the Opposition were Noah Ralphs, Jack Murray, and Jonathan Deronja.Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Order, order!(00:00:28)

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LitTalk: In Conversation with Claire Hanna MP

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2025/02/20

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this!On Wednesday, 19th February 2025, at 19:30, The McMordie Hall in the Music Building hosted the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society's third LitTalk of the 176th Session. The event featured Claire Hanna MP, sitting MP for Belfast South and Mid Down, and Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party.During the event, attendees had the chance to listen to an interview with Ms. Hanna conducted by Claire Dickson, former Head of

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This House Believes The UK Has Failed Northern Ireland

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2025/02/13

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The second special meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! This was a special Inter-Varsity debate to celebrate the Society's 175th anniversary which occured the previous day on the 11th of February.The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes The United Kingdom Has Failed Northern Ireland".Speaking for the Proposition were Dáire Hughes MP, Jack

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This House Would Not Have Children

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2025/02/13

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The fourteenth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society!The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Would Not Have Children".Speaking for the Proposition were Beth Lynam,Dhivyah Chandrasegaran, and Rea Thien, and speaking for the Opposition were James Kennedy, Harry Nicholl, and Tiarnan Smith.Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Order, order!(00:00:35)

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