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

The Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society (The Literific)
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Debating at Queen's University Belfast. Est. 1850

  1. 4D AGO

    This House Believes Men And Women Can't Be Friends

    Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The seventeenth 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 Men And Women Can't Be Friends". Thanks for listening!

  2. 5D AGO

    This House Believes Money Is The Root Of All Evil

    Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The ninth special meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this occasion the House convened to hold the fourth entry in the Grand Campus Tourney series of collaborations with fellow student societies, on this occasion being joined by the Politics, Philosophy, and Economics Society, and to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Money Is The Root Of All Evil". Thanks for listening!

  3. FEB 9

    This House Would Reinstate The QUB Irish Language Signage

    Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The sixteenth 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 Reinstate The QUB Irish Language Signage". Speaking for the Proposition were Conleth O Meallain, Mark Emmo, Kwame Le Blanc, and Eoin O'Neill, and speaking for the Opposition were Ollie Eaton, Jay Basra, Harry Nicholl, and Beth Lynam. Timestamps as follows: (00:00:00) Order, order! (00:02:09) President's Questions (00:09:56) Private Members’ Business (00:27:19) Minutes (00:34:11) Rules of the Debate (00:36:07) Vote of Prior Opinion (00:37:50) Conleth O Meallain, First Prop (00:45:01) Ollie Eaton, First Opp (00:51:42) Mark Emmo, Second Prop (00:56:41) Jay Basra, Second Opp (01:02:11) Kwame Le Blanc, Third Prop (01:05:21) Harry Nicholl, Third Opp (01:23:45) Eoin O'Neill, Fourth Prop (01:20:45) Beth Lynam, Fourth Opp (01:28:39) Questions from the House (01:45:12) The Vote (01:48:16) Announcements (01:58:43) Meeting adjourned! Thanks for listening!

  4. FEB 7

    This House Believes Digital Privacy Should Be A Human Right

    Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The seventh special meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this occasion the House convened to hold the third entry in the Grand Campus Tourney series of collaborations with fellow student societies, on this occasion being joined by Lawyers Without Borders, and to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Digital Privacy Should Be A Human Right". Speaking for the Proposition were John Magi, Akaash Lukev, and Jonathan Massey, and speaking for the Opposition were Saffron Leaves, Rosa Ivory, and Luke Coyle. Timestamps as follows: (00:00:00) Order, order! (00:01:46) President's Questions (00:06:47) Private Members’ Business (00:26:06) Opening Remarks by President of Lawyers Without Borders (00:28:29) Rules of the Debate (00:30:08) Vote of Prior Opinion (00:31:09) John Magi, First Prop (00:38:20) Saffron Leaves, First Opp (00:45:04) Akaash Lukev, Second Prop (00:52:30) Rosa Ivory, Second Opp (00:59:39) Jonathan Massey, Third Prop (01:07:22) Luke Coyle, Third Opp (01:15:24) Questions from the House (01:27:33) The Vote (01:29:16) Closing Remarks by President of Lawyers Without Borders (01:31:13) Announcements (01:32:34) Meeting adjourned! Thanks for listening!

  5. JAN 31

    This House Believes Capitalism Has Failed The West

    Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The fifteenth 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 Capitalism Has Failed The West". Speaking for the Proposition were Hugh Child, James Tourish, Maeve Gee, and Jonathan Massey, and speaking for the Opposition were Ollie Eaton, Natanya Mordani, Rea Thien, and Elliot Dickie. Timestamps as follows: (00:00:00) Order, order! (00:02:21) President's Questions (00:15:56) Private Members’ Business (00:30:16) Minutes (00:36:58) Vote of Prior Opinion (00:38:45) Rules of the Debate (00:40:32) Hugh Child, First Prop (00:48:13) Ollie Eaton, First Opp (00:55:15) James Tourish, Second Prop (01:02:25) Natanya Mordani, Second Opp (01:09:19) Maeve Gee, Third Prop (01:16:22) Rea Thien, Third Opp (01:23:45) Jonathan Massey, Fourth Prop (01:31:50) Elliot Dickie, Fourth Opp (01:38:36) Questions from the House (01:51:41) The Vote (01:53:25) Announcements (02:03:06) Meeting adjourned! Thanks for listening!

  6. JAN 26

    This House Would Rather Be A Traitor Than A Faithful

    Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The fourteenth 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 A Traitor Than A Faithful". Speaking for the Proposition were Leon Mewse, Lyra Morgan-Burst, and Luke Teggart, and speaking for the Opposition were Tom McCormack, Beth Lynam, and Rosa Ivory. Timestamps as follows: (00:00:00) Order, order! (00:02:03) President's Questions (00:06:49) Private Members’ Business (00:22:21) Minutes (00:29:47) Rules of the Debate (00:31:22) Vote of Prior Opinion (00:33:25) Leon Mewse, First Prop (00:40:48) Tom McCormack, First Opp (00:49:21) Lyra Morgan-Burst, Second Prop (00:55:12) Beth Lynam, Second Opp (01:03:10) Luke Teggart, Third Prop (01:10:54) Rosa Ivory, Third Opp (01:18:36) Questions from the House (01:33:30) Vote of Speaker Ability (01:34:50) Announcements (01:45:48) Meeting adjourned! Thanks for listening!

  7. JAN 21

    This House Believes It's Embarrassing To Have A Boyfriend

    Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The thirteenth 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 It's Embarrassing To Have A Boyfriend". Speaking for the Proposition were Luke Coyle, Ash Kaur, and Jack Steele, and speaking for the Opposition were Eniola Isaax, Elliot Dickie, and EJ Culleton. Timestamps as follows: (00:00:00) Order, order! (00:02:15) President's Questions (00:08:55) Private Members’ Business (00:19:26) Minutes (00:28:23) Rules of the Debate (00:30:13) Vote of Prior Opinion (00:31:50) Luke Coyle, First Prop (00:38:40) Eniola Isaax, First Opp (00:45:31) Ash Kaur, Second Prop (00:52:46) Elliot Dickie, Second Opp (00:59:51) Jack Steele, Third Prop (01:08:01) EJ Culleton, Third Opp (01:15:37) Questions from the House (01:27:23) Vote of Speaker Ability (01:28:58) Announcements (01:34:01) Meeting adjourned! Thanks for listening!

  8. JAN 7

    LitTalk: A Dialogue With The Archbishops Of Armagh

    On Tuesday, 25th November 2025, at 19:00, the Chapel in the Union Theological College hosted the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society's first LitTalk of the 177th Session. The event was an ecumenical dialogue between the two Archibishops of Armagh: from the Catholic Church Eamon Martin and from the Church of Ireland John McDowell. During the event, attendees had the chance to listen to an discussion between Abp. Martin and Abp. McDowell that was facilitated by Literific Events Officer James Tourish. Following the discussion, attendees were given the opportunity to pose questions to the Archbishops.

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