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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 Supports Complete Nuclear Disarmament

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2025/12/20

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The tenth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! This particular meeting was the annual Godkin Newcomers' Competition, and the House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Supports Complete Nuclear Disarmament".Speaking for the Proposition wereZach Torley,Oliver Eaton,Ash Kaur,andLuke Coyle,and speaking for the Opposition wereMarc Ghaly,Natanya

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This House Believes Beauty Is Pain

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2025/11/14

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The ninth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! This particular meeting was held in conjunction with the QUB Lore Society, and the House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Beauty Is Pain".Speaking for the Proposition and representing the Lore Society wereAlysha Healy,Eilish Monaghan,Eniola Isaax,andDavid Martin,and speaking for the

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This House Would Love Thy Neighbour

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2025/11/13

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The eighth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society!The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Would Love Thy Neighbour".Speaking for the Proposition wereReuben Cope,Chloe Cotton,Isabella Met,andMatthew Spratt,and speaking for the Opposition wereTom McCormack,George Farnon,Marc Ghaly,andFlynn Nugent.Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Order,

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This House Would Rather Be Feared Than Respected

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2025/11/13

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The seventh ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society!The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Would Rather Be Feared Than Respected".Speaking for the Proposition wereRosa Ivory,Luke Coyle,andJames Tourish,and speaking for the Opposition wereLuca Barsalini,Nihal Bhatt,andCormac McEntee.Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Order, order!(00:02:03)

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This House Supports A Single Unionist Party

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2025/10/24

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The sixth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society!The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Supports A Single Unionist Party".The meeting was guest-chaired by Baroness Kate Hoey. Speaking for the Proposition werePeter Martin MLA,Jay Basra,Jeff Dudgeon MBE,andGrant Warren,and speaking for the Opposition wereTimothy Gaston MLA,David Bingham,Moore

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This House Believes Masculinity Is Inherently Toxic

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2025/10/20

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The fifth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society!The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Masculinity Is Inherently Toxic".Speaking for the Proposition werePaul Cunningham,William Browne,Luella Coley,andBeth Lynam,and speaking for the Opposition wereLuke Coyle,Brandon Foster,Marc Ghaley,andAshkya Chan Kaur.Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00)

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This House Supports A Wealth Tax

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2025/10/12

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The fourth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society!The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Supports A Wealth Tax".Speaking for the Proposition wereEoin O'Neill,Tina Barghi,Maeve Gee,andJack Murray,and speaking for the Opposition wereTom McCormack,Elliot Dickie,Cormac McSparron,andEmma Jane Culleton.Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Order,

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This House Would Vote (Stormont Mixer 2025)

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2025/10/11

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The first special meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society!The House convened for the annual Stormont Mixer to discuss the motion, "This House Would Vote".Speaking for the Proposition werePeter Martin MLA,Luke Collins,Ashyka Kaur,andTom McCormack,and speaking for the Opposition wereHugh Child,Nihal Bhatt,James Tourish,andLuke Coyle.Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Order,

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This House Believes Love Is Blind

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2025/10/03

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The third ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society!The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Love Is Blind".Speaking for the Proposition wereEmma Jane Culleton,William Browne, andBeth Lynam,and speaking for the Opposition wereRea Thien,Elizabeth Noble, andMarc Ghaly.Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Order, order!(00:01:27) President's

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This House Believes Degrees Are Overrated

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2025/10/02

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The second ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society!The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Degrees Are Overrated".Speaking for the Proposition wereRyan Hoey, Nihal Bhatt,Luke Coyle, andJack Steele,and speaking for the Opposition were Jacob Bain, Rosa Dullaghan, Leon Mewse, andElla McMullin.Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Order,

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This House Believes Our Brains Have Rotted

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2025/09/22

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The first ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society!The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Our Brains Have Rotted".Speaking for the Proposition wereBeth Lynam, Nihal Bhatt,andRosa Ivory,and speaking for the Opposition wereLuke Coyle,Mikayla Williams, andHenry O'Riordan.Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Order, order!(00:01:36) President's

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LitTalk: In Conversation With Diona Doherty

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2025/07/16

On Tuesday, 13th May 2025, at 19:00, 0G/074 in the Lanyon Building hosted the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society's sixth LitTalk of the 176th Session. The event featured Diona Doherty, Northern Irish comedian and actor.During the event, attendees had the chance to listen to an interview with Ms. Doherty conducted by Jess Donohue, On-Air Deputy Head of The Scoop at Queen's Radio. Following the discussion, participants were given the opportunity to pose questions to Ms

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175th Anniversary Alumni Reunion Bonus Content

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2025/07/16

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! A special binus recording of a gathering that occured during the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society!The House convened on Saturday the tenth of May 2025 as part of the 175th Anniversary Reunion Dinner festivities to observe a panel discussion on the past, present, and future of the Society! This recording documents what followed that panel and concluded the evening - toasts, many

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175th Anniversary Alumni Reunion Panel

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2025/07/16

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! A special recording of a gathering that occured during the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society!The House convened on Saturday the tenth of May 2025 as part of the 175th Anniversary Reunion Dinner festivities to observe a panel discussion on the past, present, and future of the Society! The panel was hosted by Secretary of the Society Trust Ryan Hoey, and featured Eternal Leader,

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This House Believes Queen's Prepared Us For Life...

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2025/07/16

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!The House convened as part of the 175th Anniversary Reunion Dinner festivities to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Queen's Prepared Us For Life After University".Speaking for the Proposition wereJonny Finlay,Rebecca McMinn,Daniel Toft,and Olcan McSparron, and speaking for the Opposition wereMatthew

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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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