| The RTE Presidential Debate on Saturday 22nd October 2011 at the Helix |
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Bernie and Joe with
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Michael D Higgine's
wife with Sean
Gallagher's wife |
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The Seven Candidates with Seven Pumkins |
The Peoples College Debating Society attended the RTE1 2011 Republic of Ireland
Presidential Pre-Election Debate at The Helix in Dublin City University
on 22nd Oct 2011. The seven candidates Gay Mitchell, Michael D Higgins,
Dana Rosemary Scanlon, Mary Davis, Senator
David Norris, Martin McGuinness and Sean Gallagher. |
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These
candidates were put through their paces by Charlie Bird, RTE Host
with the help of an invited audience including Debating Society members
Bernie
Grant, Helen Collins, Martin
Baldwin and Joe O'Connor.
The live debate was recorded by RTE1 and
transmitted on the afternoon of the same day.
The Debate started at 10:30am and concluded
at 12 noon! As you can see from the front page of this year's Newsletter
the Peoples College Debating Society know how to spot the Presidential Candidate. |
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Mary Davis with
Helen,
Bernie, Joe and Martin
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Helen, Bernie
Sean Gallagher
Martin and Joe |
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The Host Charlie Bird |
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Mary Davis with Bernie and Joe |
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Olive and Hugh
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As we all know debating is a wonderful skill. We have seen this skill in
DCU when we attended the debate with the Presidential canditates
and seen first hand how the professionals operate.
It appears that debating
at this level can win or loose an election depending on your
debating skills. We look forward to more opportunities of debate's
as we go further into our year. |
By
Terry Prone from the Irish Examiner
"David
Norris got worked up about
the pumpkins. Those pumpkins were lined up on stage in a
row and the TV cameras were taking their pictures, which
aggravated the normally good-humoured Senator no end. He said the
pumpkin motif was trivialising the debate, which seemed a bit harsh,
since the organisers
could’ve gone for ghosts or skeletons, given the season that’s in
it. When it was pointed out to him that his own team had promoted
the pumpkins, he
was jolly about it. "
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The Seven Candidates
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The Pumpkins |
