ESU - Winners of the John Smith Memorial Mace

Winners of the John Smith Memorial Mace
Last updated March-99 by Colm Flynn

This is the list of former winners of the John Smith Memorial Mace. The competition is names after the late leader of the British Labour Party. Prior to this it was sponsored to the Observer Newspaper and was known as the Observer Mace. The competition is run by the English Speaking Union based in London. There are similar competitions for Schools as well as Universities. For more details on this please see the Website of the English Speaking Union. The ESU are starting to fit into the role of coordinating the running of the British Debating Circuit and certainly should be contacted for any information on debates in England & Wales. They also know details of the Scottish and Irish circuits but do not have any organisational capacity on these circuits.

1998-1999 Final Host: National University of Ireland, Galway
Final Motion: "This House would would fear China",
Finalists
1st Gov:     University of Edinburgh (Andrew Jessop and Richard Wilkins)
2nd Gov:    Trinity College Dublin, Philosophical Society (Niall Boland and Colm O'Mongain)
1st Opp:     University of Leeds (Fergal Davis and Neill Harvey-Smith)
2nd Opp:    Glasgow University Union (Chris Ruane and John-Paul Toner)
Winners: University of Edinburgh (Andrew Jessop and Richard Wilkins)

Adjudicators
Dr Aidan Kane (Presiding) Lecturer NUI Galway, Former Winner Irish Times
Matt Butt University College London, 9th Rank individual Worlds 1999
John-Paul Murphy Former Convenor Strathclyde University
Colm O'Cinneide Law Lecturer University of Limerick, Former Winner of International Mace
Trevor Sather English Speaking Union

Past Winners of the Mace

*Year*	*University*	*Speakers*
1999	University of Edinburgh	Andrew Jessop Richard Wilkins
1998	University of Edinburgh	Colm O Cinneide Ben Foss
1997	Trinity College, Dublin	Alex Massie Matthew Magee
1996	University of Edinburgh	Bob Dalrymple Stephen Magee
1995	Glasgow University Union	Manus Blessing Duncan Hamilton
1994	Oxford Union Society	Rufus Black Rod Clayton
1993	Gray's Inn	David Langwallner Alan McLean
1992	Glasgow University Union	Paul Sinclair Robin Marshall
1991	Middle Temple	Adam Deacock Jeremy Callman
1990	Glasgow University Union	Graeme Cleugh Andrew Peterson
1989	Trinity College, Dublin	Anthony Whelan Malachy McAllister
1988	University College, Cork	Adrian Hunt Tim Murphy
1987	Glasgow University Union	Michael McKirdy Angus McIver
1986	King's Inn	Dermot Horgan Damien Crawford
1985	Glasgow University Union	Michael McKirdy Angus McIver
1984	U.C.Dublin Lit & Hist	Shane Murphy Patrick Whyms
1983	Glasgow University Union	Michael Macfarlane John Nicholson
1982	Glasgow University Union	Charles Kennedy Clark McGinn
1981	Lincoln's Inn	Oliver Wise Anthony Trace
1980	Middle Temple	Nicholas Mostyn John Lyons
1979	University College, Dublin	Donald O'Donnell Conor Gearty
1978	University College, Dublin	Donald O'Donnell Conor Gearty
1977	No tournament
1976	Inner Temple	Oliver Ross Martin Russell
1975	Inner Temple	Ian Bullock Edward Croff
1974	Glasgow University Union	Alistair Burrow Martin MacLachlan
1973	Ealing College, London	B Hawkins R Meaton
1972	Glasgow University Union	Alan Gamble Alistair Robertson
1971	Inner Temple	J M Aspinall D M Singham
1970	University College, Cardiff	J Crook N Jenkins
1969	Cambridge Union Society	R Dhavan N Stadlan
1968	Strathclyde University	John Hutchinson Victor MacColl
1967	Glasgow University Union	Colin MacKay Matthew McQueen
1966	Trinity College, Dublin	D J McConnell C O Heighheartaigh
1965	Bristol University	R Marshall-Andrews David Hunt
1964	University College, Dublin	Anthony Clare Patrick Cosgrove
1963	Glasgow University Union	Donald Dewar Malcom MacKenzie
1962	Glasgow University Union	A Gordon Hunter John Smith
1961	Edinburgh University	Russell Johnston David Harcus
1960	University College, Cardiff	Vincent Kane Mary O'Neill
1959	University College, Dublin	Godfrey Agbim Owen Dudley Edwards
1958	Birbeck College, London	E Dalrymple-Alford F Crawford
1957	Glasgow University Union	Ronald Anderson James Gordon
1956	Glasgow University Union	Roger McCormick J Scott Bernie
1955	Glasgow University Union	J Dickson Mabon Andrew Kennedy
1954	Ruskin College, Oxford	Tom Megahy William McCarthy

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