156th Session (2005/2006)
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Committee
- Auditor: Derek Doyle (Arts III)
- Vice-Auditor: David McGoldrick (Dentistry II)
- Finance Officer: Daniel P. McCarthy (Arts II)
- Social Secretary: Olga Seleznova (Maths II)
- PRO: Luke Harris (Law and French II)
- Schools Convenor: Siobhán Greaney (Arts II)
- IV Convenor: Danny Gleeson (Maths & Physics III)
- Internal Convenor: Ita O'Sullivan (GPP II)
- Recording Secretary: Patrick Barrett (Law & Irish IV)
- Development Officer: Diarmuid Early (Maths & Physics III)
- Schools Development Officer: Tom Flynn (Law II)
- First Year Rep: Emer Harrington (Arts I)
- Ex-Officio: Paul Flynn (Law III) (Until September)
Elections
At the AGM of the 155th Session Derek Doyle was elected Auditor of the incoming session, beating Paul Flynn by a narrow margin of three votes. Rachel Scanlon unsuccessfully ran for PRO, Kate O'Sullivan for Internal Convenor and Alanna Landers and Lyn McCarthy for Social Secretary.
Meetings
The Abortion Debate
That This House Would Legislate for Abortion in Ireland
October 3rd 2005
Proposition:
Dr Mary Favier, Doctors for Choice
Sandra McEvoy, lecturer in Women's Studies, UCC
Opposition:
Ronan Mullen, Irish Examiner
Paul Brady, Pro-Life Campaign
Motion was defeated
GAA Professionalism Debate
October 10th 2005
Glamour Modelling Debate
That This House Believes that Glamour Modelling empowers women
October 17th 2005
Proposition:
Catriona Payne, glamour model
Opposition:
Richard Waghorne
Iraq Debate
That This House Would Pull the Troops Out of Iraq
November 14th 2005
Proposition:
Richard Boyd Barret
Opposition:
John McQuirk, the Freedom Institute
LGBT 25th Anniversary Debate
That This House Believes that Homosexuality is a Lifestyle Choice
November 29th 2005
City of Culture Debate
That This House Believes the City of Culture is a Failure
December 5th 2005
Proposition:
Mick Hannigan, owner Kino Cinema and organiser of the Cork Film Festival
Opposition:
Andrea Kennedy, owner Club One, DJ and committee member of "Where's Me Culture?"
United Ireland Debate
That This House Would Demand a United Ireland Now
January 9th 2006
Proposition:
Alban McGuinness, SDLP MLA
Arnie O'Connell, former IRA prisoner
Opposition:
John Minihane, PD Senator
Michael Copeland, UUP MLA
Cannabis Debate
That This House Would Legalise Cannabis
January 16th 2006
Proposition:
Richie Morrisroe, SU Education Officer
Opposition:
Rhydian Morgan
UCC Maidens Final
That This House Would introduce the death penalty
February 6th 2006
Proposition:
1st Prop: Ross Frenett
2nd Prop: Conor O'Brien
Opposition:
1st Opp: Cian Hargrave-Murphy
2nd Opp: Steven Cull
Lord Mayor's Gold Medal
That This House Believes Northern MPs should be allowed speak in the Dail
February 20th 2006
Guest Chair: Deirdre Clune, Lord Mayor of Cork
Proposition:
1st Prop: Diarmuid Early
2nd Prop: Mark Collins
Opposition:
1st Opp: Tiernan Fitzgibbon
2nd Opp:Luke Harris
Runner-up: Tiernan Fitzgibbon
Winner: Luke Harris
Catholic Church Debate
That This House Believes that the Catholic Church is not the Church of Christ
March 6th 2006
Proposition:
Colin Maxwell, the Free Presbyterian Church
Opposition:
Fr. Adam Portugal, Society of St. Pius X
Link to Colin Maxwell's speech text and report on the debate:http://www.corkfpc.com/uccdebate.html
Students' Union Debate
That This House Would Scrap the SU
March 13th 2006
Proposition:
Séamus Ó Ceallaigh
Oppositions:
Pádraig MacAmhlaoibh, SU President
Debating Success
Winner: Irish Times Debating Competition (Diarmuid Early)
Quarter-Finalists: World Universities' Debating Championships (Derek Lande & Stephen Coutts and Tony Murphy & Diarmuid Early)
Finalists: European Universities' Debating Championships (Tony Murphy & Derek Doyle)
Finalists: UCD Vice-President's Cup (Tony Murphy & Diarmuid Early)
Semi-Finalists: UCD Vice-President's Cup (Derek Lande & Stephen Coutts)
Finalists: Trinity College Dean Swift Intervarity (Derek Doyle & Ross Frenett)
Best Speaker: Trinity College Kingsmill-Moore Invitational (Tiernan Fitzgibbon)
Finalists: John Smith Memorial Irish Mace (Derek Lande & Diarmuid Early)
Winner: National Law Debates (Ross Frenett - composite team with Andrea Mulligan of TCD)
