Debating
Chairperson:
Stacey Irwin
Vice Chair:
Robbie Redmond
The debating society meets about twice per
term (generally). During those meetings the motions are
suggested and decided upon. The actual order of the debates and
the date on which they occur is decided at the Chairpersons
discretion. There are normally about 3 or 4 debates in a full
term featuring a wide range of motions, from simple and light
hearted debates like “health vs. money” to hard-hitting
theological arguments like the old favourite “Does God exist?”
But the society doesn’t limit itself to ordinary debates,
throughout the year the society experiments with new formats of
debates, and of course, the famous end of year balloon debate
always attracts a crowd.
This year, the sixth year debaters went to
Coleraine to take part in the nationwide “debating matters
competition” with Robbie Redmond and Diane Erskine winning their
debate based around the controversial topic of “open boarders”
while Claudia McClung and Stacey Irwin proposed the motion: “the
media lowers the level of public debate”. Having had a very
successful day the team ended the competition in second place of
their heat.