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

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 were  Gavin Booth ,  James Tourish , and  Re...

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 were  Jonathan Massey ,  Veronica Lam ,  L...

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)...

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 Ho...

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...

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The annual general meeting of the one hundred and sixty-eighth 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. ... This meeting lasted approximately five hours and nine minutes. ... It contained two extremely improbable election mishaps,...

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! A glimpse into the past, when five members of the Council of the 167th Session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society ventured onto unfamiliar territory and participated in the Queen's Radio Clubs and Societies Open Day! This delightful half hour of chat and banter took place on approximately the 17th of February 2016. T...

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! This recording was made on the 14th of April 2016 by the Literific's Tech Department as a favour to our good friends at The Gown, QUB's student newspaper. The event was a special debate on the 2016 United Kingdom referendum to determine whether or not the country should remain a member of the European Union, hosted by The Gown! The speakers were Elodie Fabre...

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twenty-first 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 Would Vote for Reform UK ". Speaking for the Proposition were  George Farnon,  Jonathan Massey, and Jay Basra ,  and speaking f...

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twentieth 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 Organised Religion Fails Women ". Speaking for the Proposition were Veronica Lamb, Gráinne Donnelly, and Rea Thien,  and...

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The nineteenth 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 host the annual Dufferin Competition for Speaker of the Year, and to discuss the motion " This House Regrets Western Intervention in Global Conflicts ". Speaking for the Proposi...

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The eighteenth 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 Regrets the Rise of Online Activism ". Speaking for the Proposition were  George Farnon , Noah Ralphs, and Ebram Salib,  and speaking...

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! This was a special Inter-Varsity debate in collaboration with the Trinity College Dublin College Historical Society.  The House convened to discuss the motion, " This House Believes it is Time for the Irish...

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The seventeenth 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 Regrets the Proliferation of Artificial Intelligence ". Speaking for the Proposition were  Aoife McAuley , Michael Herron, Katie Ryan, and...

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The sixteenth 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  Éamon de Valera Did More Harm Than Good ". Speaking for the Proposition were Beth Lynam, Oran Lafferty, Ella McMullin, and Jonatha...

Hello, hello, one and all!  On Thursday, 27th February 2025, at 11:00, The Riddel Hall hosted the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society's fourth LitTalk of the 176th Session. The event featured Baroness Theresa May, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019. During the event, attendees had the chance to listen to an interview with Baroness May condu...

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The fifteenth 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 Would Means Test the NHS ". Speaking for the Proposition were Ryan Hoey, Hussain Bedair, and Beth Lynam,  and speaking for the Opposition we...

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this!  On Wednesday, 19th February 2025, at 19:30, The McMordie Hall in the Music Building hosted the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society's third LitTalk of the 176th Session. The event featured Claire Hanna MP, sitting MP for Belfast South and Mid Down, and Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party. During the event,...

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The second special meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! This was a special Inter-Varsity debate to celebrate the Society's 175th anniversary which occured the previous day on the 11th of February.  The House convened to discuss the motion, " This House Believes...

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The fourteenth 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 Would Not Have Children ". Speaking for the Proposition were Beth Lynam,  Dhivyah Chandrasegaran , and Rea Thien, and speaking for the Oppo...

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this!  On Tuesday, 4th February 2025, at 19:30, The Canada Room in the Lanyon Building hosted the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society's second LitTalk of the 176th Session. The event featured Mike Nesbitt MLA, former broadcaster and sitting MLA for Strangford and Minister of Health. During the event, attendees had the chance...

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The thirteenth 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 Would Legalise Cannabis ". Speaking for the Proposition were Noah Ralphs, Grant Warren, and Sam Haslett, and speaking for the Opposition were Ma...

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twelfth 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 Would Boycott X ". Speaking for the Proposition were Hugh Child, Luke Collins, and Noah Ralphs, and speaking for the Opposition were Aoife McCauley...

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! On Monday, 9th December 2024, at 19:30, The McMordie Hall in the Music Building hosted the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society's first LitTalk of the 176th Session. The event featured Stephen Flynn MP, sitting MP for Aberdeen South and Leader of the SNP in the House of Commons. During the event, attendees had the chance to l...

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The eleventh 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 Supports Government Intervention to Ban Books in Schools ". Speaking for the Proposition were Tailte McSparron, Jack Murray, and Dermot Hamill, an...