How many people does the Graduate Memorial Building hold?

The_Minister

I'm hoping to go to a talk there on Saturday, but if I remember correctly loads of Trinity's buildings are tiny - was locked out of one debate because they exceeded capacity.

Is it a very small place?

Kwekubo

Is the event in the debating chamber or one of the conversation rooms?

The_Minister

Kwekubo wrote: »

Is the event in the debating chamber or one of the conversation rooms?

It's the 1st Memorial LEcture for Brian LEnihan, so I would imagine whichever is bigger

NSNO

Remember that you might have security fees to pay if you're holding the event on a weekend. Not sure what the story is with the GMB, though.

languagenerd

That's probably the Chamber then. It's not huge. If you look up either of the debating societies (The Hist or The Phil) on Facebook, they'll have photos from the debates that might indicate the size for you

andrew

AFAIK the chamber can hold 200-250 people. That's the general limit the Phist go by. But for some events, like Stephen Fry, I'd say it was closer to 300.

Skopzz

The_Minister wrote: »

It's the 1st Memorial LEcture for Brian LEnihan, so I would imagine whichever is bigger

There should be no memorial to the man who bankrupted Ireland. Whoever devised that name of the lecture seriously needs to read more...

Sir Ophiuchus

Skopzz wrote: »

There should be no memorial to the man who bankrupted Ireland. Whoever devised that name of the lecture seriously needs to read more...

I was at a talk given by Mr. Lenihan in the GMB before he died. His last, I think. Although I didn't and don't agree with all the decisions he made as a Government minister, it was clear from his talk that he was an intelligent and thoughtful man who, I feel, genuinely tried to work for the improvement of the country as a whole as he saw it.

With this in mind, and considering that he was a Trinity Scholar and a former Treasurer and Censor of the Hist, as well as one of its Vice-Presidents, I think it very appropriate that he be memorialised in this way. I'd like to clarify that I'm not involved in either the Phil or the Hist.

languagenerd

Skopzz wrote: »

There should be no memorial to the man who bankrupted Ireland. Whoever devised that name of the lecture seriously needs to read more...

Why did you reopen a thread to give about a lecture that happened 6 weeks ago?

Skopzz

Sir Ophiuchus wrote: »

I was at a talk given by Mr. Lenihan in the GMB before he died. His last, I think. Although I didn't and don't agree with all the decisions he made as a Government minister, it was clear from his talk that he was an intelligent and thoughtful man who, I feel, genuinely tried to work for the improvement of the country as a whole as he saw it.

With this in mind, and considering that he was a Trinity Scholar and a former Treasurer and Censor of the Hist, as well as one of its Vice-Presidents, I think it very appropriate that he be memorialised in this way. I'd like to clarify that I'm not involved in either the Phil or the Hist.

He lied, didn't even believe himself, pretended everything. Ultimately, the book stopped with him because he was 100% responsible for guaranteeing the banks. If you and other socialist liberals want someone to donate more money to toxic banks, step right up and donate extra — no one is stopping you. Reading your post makes me fear for our future. The guy shouldn't be memorialized in any positive way — he bankrupted Ireland.