Ursuline Thurles 'Concern Debating' team into the knockout stages of the All-Ireland
Ursuline Concern Debating Team of Cáit Browne, Bibi Russell, Lily Murphy and Rosie Bradish, who are through to the All Ireland Semi-Finals after beating Douglas Community School on Wednesday night 19, March in the first live debate of the competition.
A huge congratulations to the Ursuline Concern Debating team who have secured a place in the final eight after a quarter-final win on Wednesday, 19 March.
The team of Cáit Browne, Rosie Bradish, Lily Murphy and Bibi Russell proposed the motion, ‘There should be limits to free speech on social media’.
It was a gripping debate against a very able Douglas Community School. There were outstanding speeches, given by all speakers, sharp rebuttals, and a lively discussion, that continued after the adjudicators had retired to deliberate.
Special thanks to Trudy Wilson for expertly chairing the debate, Robyn Lee who acted as timekeeper and team mentor Ms Louise Downey.
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The team won all their online debates to reach the final sixteen and are thrilled now to be among the top eight teams in Ireland.