Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The sixth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Supports A Single Unionist Party".The meeting was guest-chaired by Baroness Kate Hoey. Speaking for the Proposition were Peter Martin MLA, Jay Basra, Jeff Dudgeon MBE, and Grant Warren, and speaking for the Opposition were Timothy Gaston MLA, David Bingham, Moore Holmes, and Jack Steele.Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Order, order!(00:01:23) President's Questions(00:04:23) Private Members’ Business(00:13:38) Minutes(00:27:50) Vote of Prior Opinion(00:29:32) Rules of the Debate(00:31:52) Opening Remarks by Baroness Hoey, Guest Chair(00:35:11) Peter Martin MLA, First Prop(00:42:25) Timothy Gaston MLA, First Opp(00:49:47) Jay Basra, Second Prop(00:57:32) David Bingham, Second Opp(01:05:15) Jeff Dudgeon MBE, Third Prop(01:14:40) Moore Holmes, Third Opp(01:23:31) Grant Warren, Fourth Prop(01:30:55) Jack Steele, Fourth Opp(01:39:04) Questions from the House(01:50:58) The Vote(01:52:58) Closing Remarks by Baroness Hoey, Guest Chair(01:58:55) Announcements(02:06:16) Meeting adjourned!Thanks for listening!

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The fifth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Masculinity Is Inherently Toxic".Speaking for the Proposition were Paul Cunningham, William Browne, Luella Coley, and Beth Lynam, and speaking for the Opposition were Luke Coyle, Brandon Foster, Marc Ghaley, and Ashkya Chan Kaur.Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Order, order!(00:01:22) President's Questions(00:07:50) Private Members’ Business(00:20:01) Minutes(00:35:07) Vote of Prior Opinion(00:36:37) Rules of the Debate(00:38:09) Paul Cunningham, First Prop(00:45:25) Luke Coyle, First Opp(00:52:52) William Browne, Second Prop(01:00:49) Brandon Foster, Second Opp(01:06:04) Luella Coley, Third Prop(01:12:29) Marc Ghaley, Third Opp(01:18:53) Beth Lynam, Fourth Prop(01:26:27) Ashkya Chan Kaur, Fourth Opp(01:33:38) Questions from the House(01:40:11) The Vote(01:42:05) Announcements(01:47:50) Meeting adjourned!Thanks for listening!

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The fourth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Supports A Wealth Tax".Speaking for the Proposition were Eoin O'Neill, Tina Barghi, Maeve Gee, and Jack Murray, and speaking for the Opposition were Tom McCormack, Elliot Dickie, Cormac McSparron, and Emma Jane Culleton.Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Order, order!(00:01:57) President's Questions(00:07:57) Private Members’ Business(00:16:07) Minutes(00:26:05) Vote of Prior Opinion(00:27:43) Rules of the Debate(00:29:17) Eoin O'Neill, First Prop(00:37:05) Tom McCormack, First Opp(00:44:50) Tina Barghi, Second Prop(00:52:01) Elliot Dickie, Second Opp(00:59:40) Maeve Gee, Third Prop(01:07:02) Cormac McSparron, Third Opp(01:14:14) Jack Murray, Fourth Prop(01:20:46) Emma Jane Culleton, Fourth Opp(01:28:09) Questions from the House(01:42:00) The Vote(01:44:08) Announcements(01:50:35) Meeting adjourned!Thanks for listening!

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The first special meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened for the annual Stormont Mixer to discuss the motion, "This House Would Vote".Speaking for the Proposition were Peter Martin MLA, Luke Collins, Ashyka Kaur, and Tom McCormack, and speaking for the Opposition were Hugh Child, Nihal Bhatt, James Tourish, and Luke Coyle.Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Order, order!(00:00:49) Vote of Prior Opinion(00:01:48) Rules of the Debate(00:02:58) Peter Martin MLA, First Prop(00:10:23) Hugh Child, First Opp(00:18:01) Luke Collins, Second Prop(00:25:15) Nihal Bhatt, Second Opp(00:32:53) Ashyka Kaur, Third Prop(00:39:45) James Tourish, Third Opp(00:47:08) Tom McCormack, Fourth Prop(00:54:21) Luke Coyle, Fourth Opp(01:02:33) Questions from the House(01:10:44) The Vote(01:12:07) Closing Remarks(01:13:20) Meeting adjourned!Thanks for listening!

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The third ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Love Is Blind".Speaking for the Proposition were Emma Jane Culleton, William Browne, and Beth Lynam, and speaking for the Opposition were Rea Thien, Elizabeth Noble, and Marc Ghaly.Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Order, order!(00:01:27) President's Questions(00:05:57) Private Members’ Business(00:13:36) Minutes(00:23:36) Rules of the Debate(00:25:38) Vote of Prior Opinion(00:26:55) Emma Jane Culleton, First Prop(00:32:57) Rea Thien, First Opp(00:40:26) William Browne, Second Prop(00:48:07) Elizabeth Noble, Second Opp(00:55:53) Beth Lynam, Third Prop(01:03:26) Marc Ghaly, Third Opp(01:10:33) Questions from the House(01:17:02) The Vote(01:18:34) Announcements(01:24:48) Meeting adjourned!Thanks for listening!

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The second ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Degrees Are Overrated".Speaking for the Proposition were Ryan Hoey, Nihal Bhatt, Luke Coyle, and Jack Steele, and speaking for the Opposition were Jacob Bain, Rosa Dullaghan, Leon Mewse, and Ella McMullin.Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Order, order!(00:00:56) President's Questions(00:05:48) Private Members’ Business(00:15:06) Minutes(00:24:59) Rules of the Debate(00:26:46) Vote of Prior Opinion(00:28:17) Ryan Hoey, First Prop(00:36:21) Jacob Bain, First Opp(00:44:07) Nihal Bhatt, Second Prop(00:51:09) Rosa Dullaghan, Second Opp(00:58:26) Luke Coyle, Third Prop(01:06:16) Leon Mewse, Third Opp(01:13:01) Jack Steele, Fourth Prop(01:20:35) Ella McMullin, Fourth Opp(01:28:01) Questions from the House(01:44:41) The Vote(01:46:29) Announcements(01:54:57) Meeting adjourned!Thanks for listening!

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The first ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Our Brains Have Rotted".Speaking for the Proposition were Beth Lynam, Nihal Bhatt, and Rosa Ivory, and speaking for the Opposition were Luke Coyle, Mikayla Williams, and Henry O'Riordan.Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Order, order!(00:01:36) President's Questions(00:06:09) Private Members’ Business(00:11:28) Minutes(00:21:11) Vote of Prior Opinion(00:22:28) Rules of the Debate(00:23:53) Beth Lynam, First Prop(00:31:37) Luke Coyle, First Opp(00:39:17) Nihal Bhatt, Second Prop(00:46:04) Mikayla Williams, Second Opp(00:53:28) Rosa Ivory, Third Prop(01:01:17) Henry O'Riordan, Third Opp(01:09:33) Questions from the House(01:19:29) The Vote(01:21:13) Announcements(01:35:56) Meeting adjourned!Thanks for listening!

On Tuesday, 13th May 2025, at 19:00, 0G/074 in the Lanyon Building hosted the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society's sixth LitTalk of the 176th Session. The event featured Diona Doherty, Northern Irish comedian and actor. During the event, attendees had the chance to listen to an interview with Ms. Doherty conducted by Jess Donohue, On-Air Deputy Head of The Scoop at Queen's Radio. Following the discussion, participants were given the opportunity to pose questions to Ms. Doherty. Thanks for listening!

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! A special binus recording of a gathering that occured during the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened on Saturday the tenth of May 2025 as part of the 175th Anniversary Reunion Dinner festivities to observe a panel discussion on the past, present, and future of the Society! This recording documents what followed that panel and concluded the evening - toasts, many expressions of gratitude, and much drunken rambling! Thanks for listening!

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! A special recording of a gathering that occured during the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened on Saturday the tenth of May 2025 as part of the 175th Anniversary Reunion Dinner festivities to observe a panel discussion on the past, present, and future of the Society! The panel was hosted by Secretary of the Society Trust Ryan Hoey, and featured Eternal Leader, Refounder of the Society, and President of the 163rd Session Paul Francis Shannon; Chair of the Society Trust, former Pro Vice Chancellor of QUB, and Professor-Emeritus of Education Tony Gallagher; and Outreach Officer of the 170th Session, Secretary of the 171st Session, former Vice President Campaigns and Engagement of QUBSU, and former NUS-USI President Chloe Ferguson. Thanks for listening!

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The third special meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened as part of the 175th Anniversary Reunion Dinner festivities to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Queen's Prepared Us For Life After University".Speaking for the Proposition were Jonny Finlay, Rebecca McMinn, Daniel Toft, and Olcan McSparron, and speaking for the Opposition were Matthew Sullivan, Cllr. Dr. Stephen Goss, Tailte McSparron, and Dermot Hamill.Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Introductory video(00:02:01) Order, order!(00:02:53) The Eternal Leader(00:05:03) Private Members’ Business(00:07:40) Presidents’ Questions(00:13:00) Vote of Prior Opinion(00:14:57) Rules of the Debate(00:15:55) Jonny Finlay, First Prop(00:24:07) Matthew Sullivan, First Opp(00:31:58) Rebecca McMinn, Second Prop(00:37:27) Cllr Dr Stephen Goss, Second Opp(00:45:51) Daniel Toft, Third Prop(00:53:45) Tailte McSparron, Third Opp(01:00:16) Olcan McSparron, Fourth Prop(01:07:48) Dermot Hamill, Fourth Opp(01:16:57) The Vote on Speaker Ability(01:18:02) Closing remarks(01:19:23) Meeting adjourned!Thanks for listening!

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twenty-third and final ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes the PSNI is Not Fit for Purpose".Speaking for the Proposition were Gavin Booth, James Tourish, and Rea Thien, and speaking for the Opposition were Jon Burrows, Fintan Lawlor, and Jonathan Massey.Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Order, order!(00:00:36) Minutes(00:07:37) Announcements(00:08:17) Private Members’ Business(00:19:22) President's Questions(00:24:54) Speaker Introductions(00:26:07) Rules of the Debate(00:27:22) Gavin Booth, First Prop(00:36:50) Jon Burrows, First Opp(00:44:47) James Tourish, Second Prop(00:51:25) Fintan Lawlor, Second Opp(00:58:19) Rea Thien, Third Prop(01:05:17) Jonathan Massey, Third Opp(01:13:29) The Vote(01:15:02) Closing Remarks from President-Elect Daniel Devenney(01:21:09) Farewell Address from President Dermot Hamill(01:24:27) Meeting adjourned!Thanks for listening!

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twenty-second ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Trump's First 100 Days Have Been a Success".Speaking for the Proposition were Jonathan Massey, Veronica Lam, Liam Harte, and Matthew Shanks, and speaking for the Opposition were Hugh Child, Jack Murray, Thea Karkera, and Noah Ralphs.Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Order, order!(00:00:32) Minutes(00:07:25) Announcements(00:08:12) Private Members’ Business(00:14:55) President's Questions(00:22:17) Vote of Prior Opinion(00:23:45) Rules of the Debate(00:24:50) Jonathan Massey, First Prop(00:32:28) Hugh Child, First Opp(00:41:00) Veronica Lam, Second Prop(00:47:51) Jack Murray, Second Opp(00:54:32) Liam Harte, Third Prop(01:00:16) Thea Karkera, Third Opp(01:08:34) Matthew Shanks, Fourth Prop(01:15:53) Noah Ralphs, Fourth Opp(01:23:51) Questions from the House(01:31:45) The Vote(01:33:05) Announcement Recap(01:34:15) Meeting adjourned!Thanks for listening!

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The annual general meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to elect the council for the next academic year. Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Order, order!(00:01:04) Presidential Report(00:02:17) Constitutional Amendments(00:37:54) Bestowment of Honorary Life Memberships(00:43:03) Election for President(00:53:26) Election for Vice President(01:01:07) Election for Secretary(01:06:38) Election for Treasurer(01:20:44) Election for Internal Convenor(01:31:43) Election for External Convenor(01:41:11) Election for Schools Convenor(01:51:02) Election for Events Officer(02:09:14) Election for Social Officer(02:18:45) Reopening of Bestowment of Honorary Life Memberships(02:23:08) Closing Motion and Remarks by the President-Elect(02:24:49) Meeting adjourned!Thanks for listening!

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The Irish Times Debate Final hosted by the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The event took place on the evening of Friday the 23rd of February 2018 in the Riddel Hall, and was the first time since the refounding of the Literific in 2011 that the Society had the privilege of hosting the final round. On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion of "This House Believes Ireland Has Failed Its Youth".  Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Prof Adrienne Scullion, Opening Remarks(00:03:24) Calvin Black, Timekeeper and Literific President, Opening Remarks(00:05:48) Janine Ryan, Convenor, Opening Remarks(00:10:18) Mr Lord Justice Ben Stephens, Chair, Opening Remarks(00:11:44) Sandi Ndebele, First Prop(00:19:30) Niamh Egleston, First Opp(00:27:26) Cian Leahy, Second Prop(00:35:33) Daniel Gilligan, Second Opp(00:43:29) Russell Nairn, Third Prop(00:51:13) Lewis Shanahan, Third Opp(00:58:18) Amy Crean, Fourth Prop(01:06:21) Patrick Lavelle, Fourth Opp(01:14:10) Kevin Brennan, Fifth Prop(01:22:28) Rory O'Sullivan, Fifth Opp(01:30:23) Aodhán Peelo, Sixth Prop(01:38:10) Ronan Daly, Sixth Opp(01:46:58) Convenor Remarks(01:56:05) Paul O’Neill, Closing Remarks(01:57:41) Announcement of Winners(01:59:30) Meeting Adjourned!Thanks for listening!

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The Irish Times Debate Final hosted by the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The event took place on the evening of Friday the 28th of February 2025 in the Elmwood Hall, and was the second time since the refounding of the Literific in 2011 that the Society had the privilege of hosting the final round. On this particular occasion, the House convened to discuss the motion "This House Believes Dialogue is Dead".  Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Order, order!(00:00:15) Prof Geert Dewulf, Opening Remarks(00:04:15) Louise Cullen, Convenor, Opening Remarks(00:08:04) Mrs Chief Justice Siobhan Keegan, Chair, Opening Remarks(00:08:33) Matilda Brewe, First Prop(00:16:10) David Rattigan, First Opp(00:23:40) Stéphane de Bairéid, Second Prop(00:31:40) Rob Fitzpatrick, Second Opp(00:39:30) Irene Kellegher, Third Prop(00:46:57) Tom Francis, Third Opp(00:55:42) Mary Woods, Fourth Prop(01:03:12) Liam Boyce, Fourth Opp(01:10:55) Annika Ramani, Fifth Prop(01:18:32) Emer Nolan, Fifth Opp(01:26:25) Coleman Hegarty, Sixth Prop(01:33:44) Adrianne Ward, Sixth Opp(01:42:04) Convenor Remarks(01:43:25) Question 1, Martin Craigs(01:45:36) Question 2(01:48:26) Question 3, Tom Burns(01:52:21) Question 4, Ryan Hoey(01:54:17) Question 5, Olcan McSparron(01:56:35) Question 6(02:02:28) Question 7, James McAlister(02:03:40) Question 8(02:04:59) Ruadhán Mac Cormaic, Closing Remarks(02:11:14) Announcement of Winners(02:13:44) Meeting Adjourned! Thanks for listening!

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The annual general meeting of the one hundred and sixty-eighth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to elect the council for the next academic year. ... This meeting lasted approximately five hours and nine minutes. ... It contained two extremely improbable election mishaps, the most contested positions possibly ever, and one legendary game of Just A Minute. ... It has taken over eight years to edit and release. ... May God(kin) have mercy on our souls. ... ...Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Order, order!(00:01:55) Constitutional Amendments(01:11:41) Council Reports(01:47:26) Rules of the Elections(01:49:12) Election for President(02:11:10) Just A Minute(02:19:11) Election for Secretary(02:35:39) SECRETARY CHAOS, IT'S A TIE(02:53:42) Election for Treasurer(03:02:56) Election for Internal Convenor(03:10:07) Election for Outreach Officer(03:19:07) An Omen of Future Chaos(03:21:14) Election for Training Officer(03:28:31) SECRETARY CHAOS 2, THERE WAS A MISCOUNT(03:37:00) Election for External Convenor(03:43:24) Election for Social Officer(03:48:38) Meeting adjourned!Thanks for listening!

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! A glimpse into the past, when five members of the Council of the 167th Session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society ventured onto unfamiliar territory and participated in the Queen's Radio Clubs and Societies Open Day! This delightful half hour of chat and banter took place on approximately the 17th of February 2016. Thanks for listening!

Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! This recording was made on the 14th of April 2016 by the Literific's Tech Department as a favour to our good friends at The Gown, QUB's student newspaper. The event was a special debate on the 2016 United Kingdom referendum to determine whether or not the country should remain a member of the European Union, hosted by The Gown! The speakers were Elodie Fabre, Glynn Roberts, Lee Reynolds, Deirdre Heenan, Chris Colvin and Cillian McBride and the chair was Conor Houston. Rather than let it languish in obscurity forevermore, we thought we'd publish it here so that it can languish in ever so slightly less obscurity! Thanks for listening!

Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twenty-first ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-sixth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Would Vote for Reform UK".Speaking for the Proposition were George Farnon, Jonathan Massey, and Jay Basra, and speaking for the Opposition were Hugh Child, Taylor Cully, Noah Ralphs.Timestamps as follows:(00:00:00) Order, order!(00:00:33) Minutes(00:05:45) Announcements(00:06:35) Private Members’ Business(00:10:32) President's Questions(00:13:33) Vote of Prior Opinion(00:14:46) Rules of the Debate(00:15:35) George Farnon, First Prop(00:23:17) Hugh Child, First Opp(00:31:00) Jonathan Massey, Second Prop(00:38:42) Taylor Cully, Second Opp(00:42:50) Jay Basra, Third Prop(00:48:29) Noah Ralphs, Third Opp(00:56:33) Questions from the House(01:01:16) The Vote(01:02:20) Announcement Recap(01:03:40) Meeting adjourned!Thanks for listening!