Literary & Debating Society

Best Society First Year
Winner 2018/2019

Discuss, Disagree, Debate

Message Literary & Debating

The Literary & Debating Society was initially founded in 1795 as part of St. Patrick's College Maynooth and is the oldest society on campus. We believe that the written and spoken word are of equal importance, and therefore we give equal weight to all things literary or debating. We aim to promote freedom of expression, specifically by holding weekly literary and debating events such as house debates, literary circles, debating workshops and talks by guest speakers. Our objectives are to initiate, spark, and facilitate debate within the student body, with no subject too controversial to discuss. Joining Lit & Deb will be one of your best decisions in college as you'll have weekly events, frequent trips to other universities and a great group of people to look forward to. People join the Literary & Debating Society to gain a greater sense of self-confidence and to see different viewpoints on all sorts of diverse issues.

Day	Start	Finish	Title	Location
Tuesday	19:00	21:00	Weekly House Debate	John Hume Lecture Theatre 2
Come join us at our weekly house debates to meet new people and gain a deeper insight into important global and domestic issues in a relaxed and entertaining atmosphere. Occasionally we will mix this up with a comedy debate. Refreshments feature every week. Follow our social media to be sure to receive updates about upcoming motions and events - if you wish to speak, there will be a sign up form on Facebook, under the event page!
Wednesday	18:30	21:00	Debate Training	John Hume Tutorial Room 1
If you would like to improve your confidence and public speaking ability then come and join us at our weekly debate training. There will be no pressure to speak, plus everyone who is there is in the same boat as you, so why not pop along? Get constructive feedback in an inclusive atmosphere. Attendance at training is considered when deciding who goes to intervarsity competitions, which are very good fun in themselves. Follow our social media to stay up to date with all our events, the more the merrier!