Munster Schools' Debating Competition

The draw for Round 2 of Munster Schools' Debating Competition has been sent out to all schools! Debates will take place the week of the 5th of November (see doc for further details). Best of luck to all!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oFZT8d5xaXnJriHu4oa-wzMT2V5HQnEgD02GOMak040/edit?usp=sharing

Munster Schools’ Round 2 18/19 Munster Schools’ Debating Competition Round 2 Draw. Standing Order: Speeches are 5 minutes in length. Speakers in a team can speak first and second as they wish. Proposition teams retain some scope for self definition. They are not completely bound...

Munster Schools' Debating Competition updated their phone number.

The draw for Round 1 of Munster Schools' Debating Competition has been sent out to all schools! Debates will take place the week of the 15th October (see doc for further details). Best of luck to all!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aLBv0i7AsIwkCPcTM_e4UTJfiRB7CcZfI1RJgRAByhc/edit?usp=sharing

Round 1(18/19) - Schools Munster Schools’ Debating Competition Round 1 Draw. Standing Order: Speeches are 5 minutes in length. Speakers in a team can speak first and second as they wish. Proposition teams retain some scope for self definition. They are not completely bound...

Hi all,
Emails re our annual workshop have been sent out to all those on our mailing list. Registration is 5 euro per team, food will be provided and will close on Friday, 28th of September.

Hi all,
Registration has opened for the Munster Schools Debating Competition 2018/2019!
We have emailed all those that are on our pre-existing mailing lists, but if you would like to get involved or know a school that would, feel free to contact us at [email protected].
Registration is 15 euro per team and will close on Friday, 28th of September at midday.

To any schools that are scheduled to speak in either of the two debates slated for Monday, 13th: these debates have been pushed back to Monday, 20th owing to a scheduling conflict. All other details such as venue, time and speaking positions remain the same.

The draw for Round 2 of the competition has been sent out to all schools! Debates will take place the week of 13th of November (see doc for further details). Best of luck to all!

round 2 draw Standing Orders: Speeches are 5 minutes in length. Points of information may be offered to opposing speakers between the first and the last minute, but must not exceed 15 seconds in duration. Speakers in a team can speak first and second as they wish. Proposition teams are listed on the left co...

The draw for round one of the Munster Schools' Debating Competition is live!

Round One.docx

Registration has opened for the Munster Schools Debating Competition 2017/2018!
We have emailed all those that are on our pre-existing mailing lists, but if you would like to get involved or know a school that would, feel free to contact us at [email protected].
Registration is 15 euro per team and will close on Friday, 29th of September at midday.

Congratulations to our winning team from Munster Schools and All Ireland Schools, Pádraic Malone and Ronan Daly from St Francis College, Rochestown, on winning the English Speaking Union's International Schools Mace. This is an incredible achievement and we are very proud of them.

Hi all, sign up for this year's Munster Schools' Competition is now open. Please register your teams with by sending an e-mail to [email protected] or by phoning 085-7064714.
We are hosting an introductory workshop on Saturday 17th October in UCC, to give everyone an introduction to the format (or a refresher for the more experienced among you!) All students are welcome to attend. For more information please contact Eoin O'Sullivan.

Congratulations to all our very talented students who have earned themselves a place in this year's Munster Schools' Final. We look forward to seeing you all at the final on March 7th which will be chaired by former TD and minister Mary O'Rourke.

The motion for the final is inspired by the recent Gay Byrne interview with Stephen Fry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-suvkwNYSQo

It reads:

At the end of human life on earth, the vast majority of Christians believe heaven is a place where believers go upon dying in order to enjoy the presence of God as well as other believers. Many Christians also believe that the Bible teaches the existence of hell as a place of judgment and punishment - a burning inferno for those not accepted into heaven.

Motion: Assuming there is an afterlife upon dying, THW choose to live in hell rather than in God's heaven.

Looking forward to seeing you all on the 7th for what promises to be a fantastic debate!.

Stephen Fry on God | The Meaning Of Life | RTÉ One The Meaning of Life with Gay Byrne, Sunday 1st February, 10.30pm See more at: http://www.rte.ie/player Watch more from The Meaning of Life here http://www.rt...

We are very proud to host our Annual Munster Mace Schools Debating Competition on Saturday February 28th. There will be three rounds of unprepared debate and a final.

The competition is open to all students. We have some great prizes and treats for everyone who attends. To register your team of two please contact Eva at [email protected] or 0851669355.

We look forward to seeing you all on the 28th!

Just a reminder to all our schools debaters, we are offering a workshop service to all secondary schools in Munster.

So far we have travelled to many schools in Kerry, Limerick City, Tipperary, Waterford and Cork. Our workshops offer a general introduction to debating and we cover all the key areas through activities in a fun and informative way that schools enjoy.

If you would to organise a workshop or for more information please contact Eva at [email protected] or on 085-1669355.

Congratulations to all our schools speakers who have made it to the semi finals of the Munster Schools' Competition. The semi final draw has been sent.

Good luck with your preparations & we look forward to seeing you all on the 4th!

Our schools rounds that were cancelled yesterday due to the bad weather will take place this Monday the 19th instead at 5.30pm and 6.30pm as originally planned.

We look forward to seeing you all then.

Hi all,
Our schools rounds planned for this evening are not going ahead due to the bad weather. They will take place next week instead.

We will be in touch with more details.

Hi there,
The L&H in UCD are organising their first all female mace for senior cycle secondary school girls! This will take place on the 21st of February, (timetable to follow).

All-female teams from across Ireland are welcome to enter, and judges, male and female, are all welcomed, though note, only females will be eligible to break.

Whether you are an experienced debater, new to debating or just want try something new please consider coming along to compete or to judge. This promises to be a fantastic day.

We think this a great idea and if there is sufficient interest, which we hope there will be- the Philosoph will organise a bus to and from Dublin on the day.

For more information please contact Valerie at [email protected] or myself at [email protected].

The quarter final draw for the schools' competition has just been sent. Debates will be held on the 13th and 14th of January.

Hope you all have a great Christmas and we look forward to seeing you all in the new year!

Congratulations to Rochestown students Rory O'Sullivan and Ronan Daly who have been chosen to represent Ireland at the 2015 World Schools Debating Championships in Singapore.

Well done guys, we are very proud of you both!

Hi all,
Here is the list of wildcard teams and individuals who are going through to the quarter finals after Christmas. The draw willbe sent out in early December. Congratulations to these speakers and to everyone who took part this week.

We look forward to seeing you all after Christmas.

Wildcard teams:
Mt St Michael C (Andrea & Brian)
St Angela’s C (Catriona & Reidin)
Scoil Mhuire A (Zara & Beth)
Regina Mundi B ( Aoife and Allie)
Kenmare C (Siobhain & Joey)
Middleton C ( Fergus & Johnathon)

Wildcard individuals:
Michael Kenmare.
Eileen Laurel Hill.
Jasmine Laurel Hill.
Cathal CBC.
Avril Loreto Fermoy.
Niamh Regina Mundi.
Joseph CSN.
Kemare Helena.
Mt St Michael Sean.

We are delighted to announce that we will host our first Philosoph Schools' Pro-am on Wednesday 26th of November at 4pm in UCC. Secondary school students will have the chance to speak and adjudicate with Philosoph debaters. We think this is a great opportunity to learn from and get advice from some of our top speakers in UCC. The motion will be announced on the day and students will have 20 minutes to prepare with their Philosoph partner.

There are six spots available for students- 4 speaking spots and 2 judging spots. We will host one Pro-am every month, beginning again in January. Sign-up will be based on a first come first served basis.

To register please email Eoin at [email protected] or for more information please contact Eva at [email protected]/085-1669355.

We are looking forward to seeing you on the 26th!

Just a reminder that our schools rounds are taking place in Brookfield this evening at 5.30pm and 6.30pm.

We are looking forward to seeing you all then.

Munster trials for the Irish world schools debating team are taking place in UCC this Saturday November 15th.

If you think you have what it takes, please email [email protected] for more information or to register by 6pm on Tuesday.

For more updates and information please check out the Irish schools page below.

https://www.facebook.com/irishschoolsdebatingteam?fref=ts

Irish Schools Debating Team The official page for the Irish Schools Debating Team.

The draw for the second round has been released. Look forward to seeing you all in UCC in two weeks.

Best of luck!