Results of the Irish Times Debating Competition 
Last updated Mar-98 by Colm Flynn

Link to Irish Times Website
Three Speakers have won both the Best Team and best individual awards.
Anthony J Adolf Won the Team competition in 1967 with UCC Philosoph and then the individudual competition in 1969 again with UCC Philosoph
In 1971 and 1972 Donal Deeny won the Team competition with TCD Hist and also won the individual competition in 1972.
Maurice Biggar won the Individual competition in 1979 with UCD L&H and then the Team competition in 1980 also with UCD L&H
Since then a ban has been placed on past winners re-entering the competition and a member of the winning team cannot also win the individual prize

Ind Team Individual Total Wins
L&H UCD 10 9 19
Hist TCD 8 8 16
Philosoph UCC 6 5 11
Kings Inns 4 7 11
QUB 3 1 4
Law Soc UCD 2 2 4
Phil TCD 3 0 3
Lit & Deb UCG 1 2 3
Maynooth 1 1 2
NUU 1 1 2
UL Debating Union 1 0 1
Cadet School 0 1 1
DIT Bolton Street 0 1 1
RCSI 0 1 1
SADSI 0 1 1
Last Updated on 07/03/99
By Colm Flynn


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