QUB Literific Debate - This House Believes The UK Has Failed Northern Ireland

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The second special meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! This was a special Inter-Varsity debate to celebrate the Society's 175th anniversary which occured the previous day on the 11th of February. The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes The United Kingdom Has Failed Northern Ireland".

Speaking for the Proposition were Dáire Hughes MP, Jack Likely, Tailte McSparron, and Ella McMullin, and speaking for the Opposition were David Leahy, Peter Martin MLA, Eoin Connolly, and Henry O'Riordan. Guest-Chairing for the evening was the former Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, Mark Durkan.

Timestamps as follows:

00:00:00 Order, order!

00:00:52 Speaker Introductions

00:03:38 Vote of Prior Opinion

00:05:08 Dáire Hughes MP, First Prop

00:13:29 David Leahy, First Opp

00:21:28 Jack Likely, Second Prop

00:29:03 Peter Martin MLA, Second Opp

00:37:12 Tailte McSparron, Third Prop

00:45:04 Eoin Connolly, Third Opp

00:52:07 Ella McMullin, Fourth Prop

00:59:56 Henry O'Riordan, Fourth Opp

01:07:09 Questions from the House

01:26:32 The Vote

01:28:17 Closing Remarks from Dermot Hamill, President

01:29:52 Closing Remarks from Mark Durkan, Guest Chair

01:33:25 Meeting adjourned!

Thanks for listening!