TheClaire Stewart

Trinity IV 2009

Ireland's largest and most prestigious intervarsity competition takes place on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th January in the GMB at Trinity College. 80 teams will compete for the title under the gaze of the highest standard of adjudication (last year's final panel boasted 2 Worlds finalists, 2 International Mace winners, 3 Irish Times winners, and more than a dozen IV titles) for a place in the legendary Grand Final in the Chamber.

The Chief Adjudicators for this year are Mr Luke Ryder (Finalist at both the Kingsmill-Moore Invitational and the Dean Swift IV at the Trinity IV, Finalist at the Cork IV, twice Runner-up of the Irish Mace , Runner-up of the Irish Times ) and Mr Ross McGuire (Winner of the Irish Mace, Winner of the Trinity Dean Swift IV, Semi-Finalist at the European Universities Debating Championship)

Dean Swift IV - 2009 Schedule

Friday 23rd

• 2-3:30pm: Registration
• 4:00pm: Round 1
• 6:00pm: Round 2
• 8:00pm: Round 3
• Pizza!
• Night out

Saturday 24th

• 9am Breakfast & re-registration
• 10:00am Round 4
• 12:00pm Round 5
• 1-2:30pm Lunch
• 2:30pm The Break
• 3:00pm Quarter-finals
• 5:00pm Semi-finals
• 6:00pm Dinner
• 7:30pm Grand Final
• Reception
• Night out