TheClaire Stewart

Trinity IV 2009

It is our great pleasure to announce the results of the Trinity Claire Stewart Memorial 2009, comprising the Kingsmill-Moore Invitational and the Dean Swift Trinity IV.

The teams who contested the final of the Kingsmill-Moore Invitational were:
Opening Government: Will Jones and Rhydian Morgan
Opening Opposition: Shane Farragher and Josephine Curry
Closing Government: Luke Ryder and Emily Ravenscroft
Closing Opposition: Stephen Boyle and Gregg O'Neill

The motion was "THW allow individuals to opt out of the benefits and responsibilities of the state-citizen relationship".

The final was won by Closing Government, Luke Ryder and Emily Ravenscroft. The best speaker in the final was Will Jones.

The teams who contested the final of the Dean Swift IV were:
Opening Government: NUI Galway Literary and Debating Society - Sean Butler and Conor Kelly
Opening Opposition: Macquarie University - Felicity Wilson and Tom Hoskins
Closing Government: UCD Literary and Historical Society - Ian Hastings and Conor McAndrew
Closing Opposition: UCD Literary and Historical Society - Julia Lawlor and Rebecca McGrath

The motion was "THW adopt constitutional dictatorship over democracy". The final was won by Closing Opposition, Julia Lawlor and Rebecca McGrath of the UCD Literary and Historical Society. The best speaker in the final was Tom Hoskins of Macquarie University.

The team and speaker tabs for the Dean Swift IV here. Individuals who desire the tab in different format should contact either of the convenors. Will Jones of the Oxford Union was awarded best speaker on the traditional speaker tab. Hugh Burns of the Irish Worlds Schools Team was awarded best speaker on the adjusted speaker tab, in which speaker points for each round were reduced in accordance with the number of years experience debating enjoyed by that speaker.

The organisers wish to apologise that, as the result of an error in tabulation before the final round, the team speaker points used to calculate the break were not correct. As a result, the team of Stephen Nolan and Art Ward from the UCC Law Society did not break and advance to the Quarter Final stage, as should have been the case. Furthermore, this adversely affected the seeded draw for the Quarter Finals. On behalf of myself and Niall, Anne and Ed, Ross and Luke, we wish to extend our sincerest apologies for the mistake.

Regards,

Jonathan Wyse & Niall Sherry
Co-Convenors, Trinity Claire Stewart Memorial 2009