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**Piste** · 03-10-2006, 18:56

Is anyone doing debating in TY? Our school usually does the Concern debates, we had tryouts for them today and will have the team picked tomorrow. It'd be good if we did the Leinster debates too so the people who didn't get on the concern team can debate.

philologos · 03-10-2006, 20:45

doing it in 5th year if thats relevant. Hopefully doing Gael Linn again plus some German debates my teacher's organising.

frenchman · 09-10-2006, 20:12

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Originally Posted by Piste

Is anyone doing debating in TY? Our school usually does the Concern debates, we had tryouts for them today and will have the team picked tomorrow. It'd be good if we did the Leinster debates too so the people who didn't get on the concern team can debate.

yeah im doing a mental health debate.have the team picked!what a load of nonsense but anyway!

Draupnir · 09-10-2006, 20:14

Debating is an excellent way to get good presentation skills, I was captain of my school team for 5th and 6th year, a few Aer Rianta finals and a couple of Concern quarter finals in there, as well as 3rd speaker in TY.

Trust me, now that I have finished my Degree and started work, my debating skills have been a huge help both back in DCU and now in work.

Rozabeez · 09-10-2006, 21:59

There's a mental health public speaking competition each year but I don't think it's the same as debating. I did the concern debates last year, we lost them all, boo. However, we DID get to meet lovely people. woo.

philologos · 26-10-2006, 19:08

ah well loss can be beneficial in some cases..
we lost yesterday against Loreto Dalkey in German debating they were very good but at least it helps you to know where you can improve.
Our first Irish debate is on the 13th against Pobalscoil Neasain

its great fun and it really does help your language skills in either case

**Piste** · 26-10-2006, 23:04

We won our Debate against NewPark last week, but our next one is against Coláiste Iosogáin, and they're very good I've heard...

philologos · 27-10-2006, 16:05

are you in the Gael Linn debating?

Acid_Violet · 27-10-2006, 19:08

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Originally Posted by Piste

We won our Debate against NewPark last week, but our next one is against Coláiste Iosogáin, and they're very good I've heard...

Aaah, my school. I can't imagine the team being particularly good tbh. i'm doing the Leinster schools, in expectation of vast failure however.

**Piste** · 02-11-2006, 15:49

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Originally Posted by Jakkass

are you in the Gael Linn debating?

No I'm not, that's the super-good Irish speakers, us Honours2 people aren't allowed do Irish debates.

philologos · 07-11-2006, 20:37

ugh thats a bit scabby

in our school anyone doing honours can do it

**Piste** · 07-11-2006, 21:09

Yeah in our school I don't think any of the other three Irish classes knew about them until the people in the top class were heard talking about them.

Rozabeez · 07-11-2006, 21:21

Jeez. My year has 1 honours Irish 6th year class.

PurpleFistMixer · 07-11-2006, 21:39

My school doesn't appear to do any form of debating in any language. How's that for crap.

**Piste** · 07-11-2006, 22:15

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Jeez. My year has 1 honours Irish 6th year class.

Oh well this was in 1st/2nd and 3rd year, for those years there are two honours and two pass Irish classes.

Though I'm sure it will be much the same for the LC.

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03-10-2006, 20:45	#2
philologos Closed Account Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 22,152 Adverts \| Friends	doing it in 5th year if thats relevant. Hopefully doing Gael Linn again plus some German debates my teacher's organising.

09-10-2006, 20:14	#4
Draupnir Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dublin Posts: 3,520 Adverts \| Friends	Debating is an excellent way to get good presentation skills, I was captain of my school team for 5th and 6th year, a few Aer Rianta finals and a couple of Concern quarter finals in there, as well as 3rd speaker in TY. Trust me, now that I have finished my Degree and started work, my debating skills have been a huge help both back in DCU and now in work.

09-10-2006, 21:59	#5
Rozabeez Closed Account Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9,906 Adverts \| Friends	There's a mental health public speaking competition each year but I don't think it's the same as debating. I did the concern debates last year, we lost them all, boo. However, we DID get to meet lovely people. woo.

26-10-2006, 19:08	#6
philologos Closed Account Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 22,152 Adverts \| Friends	ah well loss can be beneficial in some cases.. we lost yesterday against Loreto Dalkey in German debating they were very good but at least it helps you to know where you can improve. Our first Irish debate is on the 13th against Pobalscoil Neasain its great fun and it really does help your language skills in either case

26-10-2006, 23:04	#7
Piste Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Trapped in a box by a cockney nutjob Posts: 11,014 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Clearasil & Hormones, Une Année Sans Lumière	We won our Debate against NewPark last week, but our next one is against Coláiste Iosogáin, and they're very good I've heard...

27-10-2006, 16:05	#8
philologos Closed Account Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 22,152 Adverts \| Friends	are you in the Gael Linn debating?

07-11-2006, 20:37	#11
philologos Closed Account Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 22,152 Adverts \| Friends	ugh thats a bit scabby in our school anyone doing honours can do it

07-11-2006, 21:09	#12
Piste Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Trapped in a box by a cockney nutjob Posts: 11,014 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Clearasil & Hormones, Une Année Sans Lumière	Yeah in our school I don't think any of the other three Irish classes knew about them until the people in the top class were heard talking about them.

07-11-2006, 21:21	#13
Rozabeez Closed Account Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 9,906 Adverts \| Friends	Jeez. My year has 1 honours Irish 6th year class.

07-11-2006, 21:39	#14
PurpleFistMixer Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: dublin Posts: 5,739 Adverts \| Friends	My school doesn't appear to do any form of debating in any language. How's that for crap.