Past Results 
Last updated 2000 by Colm Flynn
 

Year Year English Mace Best Speaker
2000 99/00 ULU (Probert & Grant) Gavin Hurley (Cambridge)
1999 98/99 Leeds (Harvey-Smith & Davis)  
1998 97/98 Inner Temple (Madden & Beveridge)  
1997 96/97 Gray's Inn (Sheldon & Adkin)  
1996 95/96 City University (Adkin & Hough)  
1995 94/95 Cambridge (Sather & Rees)  
1994 93/94 Oxford (Black and Rod Clayton)  
1993 92/93 Grays Inn (Langwallner & McLean)  
Year Year Scottish Mace
2000 99/00 Aberdeen (Okasha and Cockburn)
1999 98/99 Edinburgh (Wilkins & Jessop)
1998 97/98 Edinburgh (C O' Cinneide & Foss)
1997 96/97 Glasgow (Horn & Elliot)
1996 95/96 Edinburgh (Magee & Dalrymple)
1995 94/95 Glasgow (Blessing & Hamilton)
1994 93/94 Strathclyde (Begley & Keys)
1993 92/93 Strathclyde (Tonner & Brolls)
Year Year Irish Mace
2000 99/00 TCD Phil (Davis & Cuffe)
1999 98/99 TCD Phil (O' Mongain & Boland)
1998 97/98 TCD Hist (Titley & Langan)
1997 96/97 Kings Inns (C O' Cinneide & McDermott)
1996 95/96 UCG L&D (Hughes & Cosgrave)
1995 94/95 UCD (Dowling & O'Briain)
1994 93/94 Kings (Naidoo & Newman)
1993 92/93 UCD L&H (Rafferty & Hutchins)
Year Year Mace Repechage
2000 99/00 Oxford (Smith & McNeill)
1999 98/99 Glasgow (Ruane & Toner)
1998 97/98 Oxford (Kidd & McMullen)
1997 96/97 TCD (Magee and Massie)
1996 95/96 Kings Inns (C O'Cinneide & Harty)
1995 94/95 Bristol (Wilkins & Neidle)
1994 93/94 Oxford (Nixon & Seymore)
1993 92/93 UCD (Dowling & Ferriter)
Year Year International Mace
2000 99/00 Trinity College, Dublin 
1999 98/99 University of Edinburgh
1998 97/98 University of Edinburgh
1997 96/97 Trinity College, Dublin 
1996 95/96 University of Edinburgh 
1995 94/95 Glasgow University Union 
1994 93/94 Oxford Union Society 
1993 92/93 Gray's Inn 
1992 91/92 Glasgow University Union 
1991 90/91 Middle Temple 
1990 89/90 Glasgow University Union 
1989 88/89 Trinity College, Dublin 
1988 87/88 University College, Cork 
1987 86/87 Glasgow University Union 
1986 85/86 King's Inn 
1985 84/85 Glasgow University Union 
1984 83/84 U.C.Dublin Lit & Hist 
1983 82/83 Glasgow University Union 
1982 81/82 Glasgow University Union 
1981 80/81 Lincoln's Inn 
1980 79/80 Middle Temple 
1979 78/79 University College, Dublin 
1978 77/78 University College, Dublin 
1977 76/77 Not Held
1977 75/76 Inner Temple 
1976 74/75 Inner Temple 
1975 73/74 Glasgow University Union 
1974 72/73 Ealing College, London 
1973 71/72 Glasgow University Union 
1972 70/71 Inner Temple 
1971 69/70 University College, Cardiff 
1970 68/69 Cambridge Union Society 
1969 67/68 Strathclyde University 
1968 66/67 Glasgow University Union 
1967 65/66 Trinity College, Dublin 
1966 64/65 Bristol University 
1965 63/64 University College, Dublin 
1964 62/63 Glasgow University Union 
1963 61/62 Glasgow University Union 
1962 60/61 Edinburgh University 
1961 59/60 University College, Cardiff 
1960 58/59 University College, Dublin 
1959 57/58 Birbeck College, London 
1958 56/57 Glasgow University Union 
1957 55/56 Glasgow University Union 
1956 54/55 Glasgow University Union 
1955 53/54 Ruskin College, Oxford 
Year Year Irish Times Team Irish Times Ind
2000 99/00 Kings Inns (Deasy & Mullen) Louise Rouse (SADSI)
1999 98/99 L&H UCD (Gallagher & Quigley) Rossa Fanning (Kings Inns)
1998 97/98 Philosoph UCC (Ni Cinneide & Barrett) Paul Gleeson (Hist TCD)
1997 96/97 UL Debating Union (Doran  & O'Halloran) Matthew McCabe (SADSI)
1996 95/96 Kings Inns (Boyle & McDermott) Douglas Clarke (Hist TCD)
1995 94/95 Philosoph UCC (Roberts & Conway) Gerry Hyde (Philosoph UCC)
1994 93/94 L&H UCD (O'Briain & Dowling) Bernard Dunleavy (Kings Inns)
1993 92/93 Hist TCD (Foley & Titley) Kieran Healy (Philosoph UCC)
1992 91/92 L&H UCD (Farrelly & O'Keeffe) Cian Ferriter (Law Soc UCD)
1991 90/91 Kings Inns (O'Leary & Treacy) Barra Faughnan (L&H UCD)
1990 89/90 Philosoph UCC (Lenihan & O'Sullivan) Tom Clonan (Cadet School)
1989 88/89 Kings Inns (Collins & Twomey) Julian Clare (Law Soc UCD)
1988 87/88 Philosoph UCC (Hunt & Murphy) Robert Plant (Philosoph UCC)
1987 86/87 Hist TCD (Kane & Gavin) Conor Bowman (Lit & Deb UCG)
1986 85/86 Phil TCD (McCavana & Keane) Brendan Wilkins (Lit & Deb UCG)
1985 84/85 Philosoph UCC (Holland & Hassett) Gideon Taylor (Hist TCD)
1984 83/84 Hist TCD (McCullough & Murray) Pat Whyms (L&H UCD)
1983 82/83 Lit & Deb UCG (O'Maoileoin & Crawford) Bill Maguire (Hist TCD)
1982 81/82 Phil TCD (Byrne & Foley) Liam Plant (Philosoph UCC)
1981 80/81 L&H UCD (Meehan & Stembridge) Sean Moran (Hist TCD)
1980 79/80 L&H UCD (Biggar & McCague) Brian Havel (Kings Inns)
1979 78/79 Law Soc UCD (Gearty & O'Donnell) Maurice Biggar (L&H UCD)
1978 77/78 Law Soc UCD (Gearty & O'Donnell) Turlough O'Donnell (Kings Inns)
1977 76/77 Maynooth (Hennessy & Maher) Patrick Healy (L&H UCD)
1977 75/76 L&H UCD (Gill & Danaher) Deirdre Murphy (Maynooth)
1976 74/75 NUU (Hughes & Cahill) Brian Curtin (Kings Inns)
1975 73/74 Hist TCD (O'Sullivan & Connolly) Alex Lowry (NUU)
1974 72/73 QUB (McRory & Hughes) Adrian Hardiman (L&H UCD)
1973 71/72 Hist TCD (Deeny & Bannister) Donal Deeny (Hist TCD)
1972 70/71 Hist TCD (Deeny & Murphy) Marian Finucane (DIT Bolton Street)
1971 69/70 L&H UCD (Clarke & O'Riain) Adrian Hardiman (L&H UCD)
1970 68/69 QUB (Keenan & Davis) Anthony J Adolph (Philosoph UCC)
1969 67/68 L&H UCD (Buckley & Gleeson) Henry Kelly (L&H UCD)
1968 66/67 Philosoph UCC (O'Corrain & Adolph) Kevin O'Higgins (Kings Inns)
1967 65/66 Hist TCD (McConnell & O'h'Eigeartaigh) Esmonde Smyth (L&H UCD)
1966 64/65 Hist TCD (McConnell & O'h'Eigeartaigh) Eamonn McCann (QUB)
1965 63/64 L&H UCD (Cosgrave & Clare) Terry McMahon (Kings Inns)
1964 62/63 L&H UCD (Cosgrave & Clare) Desmond King (RCSI)
1963 61/62 QUB (Murtagh & Egan) Ian Black (Hist TCD)
1962 60/61 Phil TCD (Johnston & Daniels) Peter Donnelly (L&H UCD)
1961 59/60 Kings Inns (Browne & Lysaght) Neville Carey (Hist TCD)
Year Year Scotsman
2000 99/00 To be held in November
1999 98/99 Not Held
1998 97/98 Not Held
1997 96/97 Not Held
1996 95/96 Edinburgh (Dalrymple & Magee)
1995 94/95 Glasgow (McGrath & Sloan)
1994 93/94 Edinburgh (Dalrymple & Barbour)
1993 92/93 Strathclyde (Tonner & Brolls)
1992 91/92 Glasgow (Blessing & Harper)
1991 90/91 Aberdeen (Kelly & Patterson)
Year Year British Isles Individual Speaker
2000 99/00 Not Held (John-Paul Toner (GUU)??)
1999 98/99 Ian Walsh (UCD)
1998 97/98 Derek Sloan (GUU)
1997 96/97 Andrew Hume (GUU)
1996 95/96 Liam McGonigle (Strathclyde)
1995 94/95 Scott Nixon (Oxford)
1994 93/94 Johnny Smith (TCD)
1993 92/93 Micheal Hutchins (UCD)
1992 91/92 Paul Sinclair (GUU)
1991 90/91 Julian Clare (TCD)
Year Year Aberdeen Best Speaker
2000 99/00    
1999 98/99 Not Held (Euros) Not Held (Euros)
1998 97/98 Dundee (Gethins & Rooney)  
1997 96/97 Dundee (Gethins & Sherwood)  
1996 95/96 Dundee (Robertson & Philpott)  
1995 94/95 ?? Barry Smith (Strathclyde)
1994 93/94 Edinburgh (Barbour & Wilson)  
Year Year Birmingham
2000 99/00  
1999 98/99 Lincoln's Inn (Kirk & Robinson)
1998 97/98 Cambridge (Acton & Tan)
1997 96/97 Glasgow (Toner & Ruane?)
1996 95/96 Oxford (Guy & Wainwright)
1995 94/95 Oxford (Hughes & Curbishley)
1994 93/94 Southampton (McCleod & Chelvan)
1993 92/93 Oxford (George & ??)
1992 91/92 Edinburgh (McAllister & Boyle)
Year Year Bristol Best Speaker
2000 99/00 Comp (Dean & Dunham) Karen Robinson (Lincons Inns)
1999 98/99    
1998 97/98    
1997 96/97    
1996 95/96    
1995 94/95 Oxford (Barbour & Davies)  
1994 93/94 Oxford (Angstreich & Kalir)  
1993 92/93 Cambridge (MacColl & ?)  
1992 91/92 Imperial College (Hodge & Summers)  
Year Year Cambridge IV Best Speaker
2000 99/00   Benet Brandreth (Middle Temple)
1999 98/99 Oxford (Kidd & Sullivan) Matt Guy (ICSL)
1998 97/98 Cork (Herrick & Conway) Colm O'Connaill (Cork)
1997 96/97 City (Garson & Innes)  
1996 95/96 Edinburgh (Hamilton & Foss)  
1995 94/95 Oxford (Dom Hughes & Robert Palmer)  
1994 93/94 Oxford (Black & Clayton)  
1993 92/93 Oxford??  
1992 91/92 Grays (Langwallner & Hamilton)  
1991 90/91 Not Held  
Year Year College of Law Best Speaker
2000 99/00    
1999 98/99 Cambridge (Tan & Deane) Jake Sullivan (Oxford)
1998 97/98 Cambridge (Dixon & Pitel)  
Year Year Cork Best Speaker
2000 99/00    
1999 98/99 UCD L&H (Mills & Brady) Rob Garson (Inner Temple)
1998 97/98 UCD L&H (Gallagher & Quigley)  
1997 96/97   Cavin Brown (Strathclyde)
1996 95/96 Not Held (Worlds)  
Year Year DCU Best Speaker
2000 99/00 Trinity Hist (Byrne & Macklin) Mike Hourigan (Limerick)
1999 98/99 DCU (?? & ??) Ciaran Flynn (DCU)
1998 97/98    
1997 96/97    
1996 95/96 Limerick (Flynn & McLoughlin) Colm Flynn (Limerick)
1995 94/95    
1994 93/94 Limerick (Pigott & Doran) Keith Pigott (PDS)
Year Year Dundee Best Speaker
2000 99/00 Aberdeen (Cockburn & Okasha) Neill Harvey Smith (Comp)
1999 98/99 Comp (Harvey-Smith & Bibby)  
1998 97/98 St Andrews (Whitmore & Bibby)  
1997 96/97 St. Andrews (Whitmore and Bibby)  
1996 95/96 Strathclyde (Murphy & McGonagle) Richard Pitts (GUU)
1995 94/95 Aberdeen (Laverty & Butler)  
1994 93/94 UCL (Lunn & Hughes)  
Year Year Durham Best Speaker
2000 99/00    
1999 98/99 Oxford (Birshan & Maniam) Simon Mollan (Inns)
1998 97/98 Cambridge(Dixon & Pitel)  
1997 96/97 Edinburgh (Muller & Dunkin)  
1996 95/96 Oxford (Guy & Williamson)  
1995 94/95 Edinburgh (Magee & Dalrymple)  
1994 93/94 Warsaw  
1993 92/93 GUU (McGrath & O'Neill)  
1992 91/92 Cambridge (McColl & Barwell)  
1991 90/91 Middle Temple (Penny & other)  
Year Year Edinburgh Best Speaker
2000 99/00 Glasgow (Merson & Rutherford) Andrew Merson (GUU)
1999 98/99 Leeds (Harvey-Smith & Davis)  
1998 97/98 Monash (Fladgate & Phillips)  
1997 96/97 DCU (Titley and C O'Cinneide)  
1996 95/96 Kings Inns (Boyle & P McDermott)  
1995 94/95 UCC (Long & Gillane)  
1994 93/94 Oxford (Green & ??)  
1993 92/93 Monash (Richards & Dieble)  
1992 91/92 ANU (Douglas & O'Donovan)  
Year Year Glasgow Ancients Best Speaker
2000 99/00 Kings Inns (Lyons and Kelly) John-Paul Toner (GUU)
1999 98/99 Inner Temple (Garson & Hume)  
1998 97/98 Edinburgh (C O'Cinnedie & Foss)  
1997 96/97 UCC (Herrick & Conway)  
1996 95/96 Edinburgh (Magee & Dalrymple)  
1995 94/95 UCC (Muldoon & C O'Cinnedie)  
1994 93/94 Edinburgh (Magee & Panayides)  
1993 92/93 UCC(B O'Connor & O'Sullivan)  
1992 91/92 UCD L&H (Dowling & Matthews)  
1991 90/91 ??  
1990 89/90 Strathclyde (Winn & McIntyre)  
Year Year Glasgow Caledonian
2000 99/00 Not held
1999 98/99 Not held
1998 97/98 Comp (Gethins & Papadopoulos)
1997 96/97 ??
1996 95/96 Strathclyde (Murphy & McMonagle)
Year Year Hibernian (TCD/UCC/NUIG/UL) Best Speaker
2000 99/00 Strathclyde (Lawrence & MacDonald) Ross McDonald (Strathclyde)
1999 98/99    
1998 97/98    
1997 96/97 Edinburgh (Foss & Hamilton)  
1996 95/96 Glasgow (McGrath & ??)  
1995 94/95    
1994 93/94 Edinburgh (Magee & Panayides)  
Year Year Inner Temple Best Speaker
2000 99/00 London (Butt & Solomon) James Probert (ULU)
1999 98/99 UCL (Jones & Kirk)  
1998 97/98 ULU (Gill & Oti-Obihara)  
1997 96/97 Middle Temple (Savage & Hough)  
1996 95/96 Oxford (Bhandari & Greenland)  
Year Year King's European IV Best Speaker
2000 99/00 Cambridge (Deane & Ng) Jern-Fei Ng (Cambridge)
1999 98/99 Comp (Garson & Butt)  
1998 97/98 Inner Temple (Beveridge & McAllister)  
1997 96/97    
1996 95/96   Liam McMonagle (Strathclyde)
1995 94/95 UCD  
1994 93/94 GUU (McGrath & Smith)  
Year Year Leeds Best Speaker
2000 99/00    
1999 98/99 Strathclyde (MacDonald & Lawrence) James Lawrence (Strathclyde)
1998 97/98 Cambridge (Webster & Hurley)  
1997 96/97 Aberdeen (Cockburn & Papadopoulos)  
1996 95/96    
1995 94/95 Nottingham (Snowball?? & ??)  
Year Year Leicester IV Best Speaker
2000 99/00 London (Grant & Dunham) Nick Dunham (ULU)
Year Year Limerick Best Speaker
2000 99/00 ULU (Probert & Grant Ewan Smith (Oxford A)
1999 98/99 Cork Phil (Vaughan and Whelan) Keith Pigott (Comp)
1998 97/98 Cork Law (Hyland & Hardiman) Donnagh Hardiman (Cork)
1997 96/97 Strathclyde (Murphy & McGrath) John-Paul Murphy (Strathclyde)
1996 95/96 PDS (Dowling & Pigott) Mark Dowling (PDS)
1995 94/95 PDS (Dowling & McElligott) John McElligott (PDS)
1994 93/94 ?? ??
1993 92/93 Edinburgh (Magee & ??) ??
Year Year LSE IV
2000 99/00  
1999 98/99 Durham (Ripley & Mollan)
Year Year LSE Novice Cup 
2000 99/00  
1999 98/99 not held 
1998 97/98 not held 
1997 96/97 College of Law (Gleeson + Troup) 
1996 95/96 Royal Holloway (Gabriel + ?) 
1995 94/95 not held 
1994 93/94 ULU (Charalambides + Kong) 
1993 92/93 Grays Inn (Peerson + Wardel) 
1992 91/92 Imperial College (Hodge + Summers) 
Year Year Middle Temple
2000 99/00  
1999 98/99  
1998 97/98 ESU (US tour team) (Tine & Pineda) 
1997 96/97  
1996 95/96  
1995 94/95 Oxford (Nixon & Seymour)
1994 93/94 Oxford (Breaks & Blair)
1993 92/93 Aberystwyth (Chambers & Tickle)
Year Year Oxford IV Best Speaker
2000 99/00    
1999 98/99 Durham (Tomsky & Ripley) Benet Brandreth (Middle Temple)
1998 97/98 Edinburgh (Wilkins & Page)  
1997 96/97 ICSL (Adkin & Hough)  
1996 95/96 Grays Inns (George & Green)  
1995 94/95 Edinburgh (MacColl & Murning)  
1994 93/94 Joint win Cambridge (SheldonPitel) & HalkerstonSavage  
1993 92/93 Cambridge (MacColl & Sheldon)  
1992 91/92 Edinburgh (Magee & Panayides)  
1991 90/91 Middle Temple (Penny & ??) Barry Divers (Strathclyde)
Year Year President's Cup UCL Best Speaker
2000 99/00    
1999 98/99 Cambridge (Harrison & Nair) Michelle Quah (UCL)
1998 97/98 Oxford (Birshan & Maniam)  
1997 96/97 UCL (Kavanagh & Worthington)  
1996 95/96 College of Law (Gleeson + Troup)  
1995 94/95 College of Law (Neidle &Kay)  
1994 93/94 Grays (Philimore & ?)  
1993 92/93 Kings London  
1992 91/92 LSE  
1991 90/91 UCL (Hughes & ??)  
Year Year Royal Holloway Best Speaker
2000 99/00 Comp (Harvey-Smith & Kirk) Jern-Fei Ng (Cambridge)
Year Year St Andrews
2000 99/00 Middle Temple
1999 98/99 Dundee (Robertson & Sherwood)
1998 97/98 Aberdeen (Papadopoulos and Chalmers)
1997 96/97 Aberdeen (Papadopoulos and Chalmers)
Year Year Strathclyde Best Speaker
2000 99/00 UCD (Regan & Walsh) Maeve Regan (UCD)
1999 98/99 Dublin (O'Neill/Walsh)  
1998 97/98 DCU (Titley & C O'Cinnede)  
1997 96/97 TCD (Langan & O'Hara) Andy Hume (GUU)
1996 95/96 Monash (Fladgate/Conway) Nick McGrath (GUU)
Year Year TC Dublin
2000 99/00  
1999 98/99 Kings Inns (O'Neill & Gallagher)
1998 97/98 TC Dublin (Gleeson & Lyons)
1997 96/97 TC Dublin (Langan & ??)
1996 95/96 ??
1995 94/95 TC Dublin (Dunleavy & Smith)
Year Year UC Dublin Best Speaker
2000 99/00   Liam Herrick (Cork)
1999 98/99 TCD Hist (Glesson & O'Mongain)  
1998 97/98 Cork (Herrick & Conway)  
1997 96/97 Comp (Sloan & J. McDermott)  
1996 95/96 GUU (Sloan & Toner)??  
1995 94/95 ??  
1994 93/94 TCD Hist (Smith & Dunleavy)  
1993 92/93 UCD (Dowling & O'Briain)  
Year Year UC Dublin Individual Masters
2000 99/00 No Comp
1999 98/99 No Comp
1998 97/98 Andy Hume (GUU)
1997 96/97 James McDermott (Kings Inns)
1996 95/96 ??
1995 94/95 Cian Ferriter (UCD)
1994 93/94 Mark Bexley (City Uni)
Year Year UCL Best Speaker
2000 99/00 Lincoln's Inn (Robinson & Kirk) Matt Kirk (Lincons Inns)
1999 98/99 Not Held (Mace)  
1998 97/98 Oxford (McMullen & Milnes)  
1997 96/97 Glasgow (Ruane & Toner)   
Year Year ULU Best Speaker
2000 99/00    
1999 98/99 UCL (Payne & Kavanagh) Anna Kirk (UCL)
1998 97/98 UCL (Butt & Solomon)  
1997 96/97 Oxford (Phillips & Hughes)  
1996 95/96 City (Palmer & Davies)  
1995 94/95 Southampton (McCleod & ??)  
1994 93/94 ICSL (Hough & Adkin)  
1993 92/93 Middle Temple (Halkerstone & Savage)  
1992 91/92 Not Held  
1991 90/91 Not Held  
Year Year Warwick
2000 99/00  
1999 98/99  
1998 97/98  
1997 96/97  
1996 95/96 Oxford (Guy & Williamson)
1995 94/95 Southampton (McCleod & )
Year Year Waterford Best Speaker
2000 99/00    
1999 98/99 Limerick (McCarthy & Timmons)  
1998 97/98 Limerick (Kavanagh & O'Flaherthy) Marion O'Flaherthy (Limerick)
1997 96/97 Comp (Pigott & ??) Colm Flynn (USI)
1996 95/96 Kings Inns (O'Cinneide & ??) Mark Dowling (Limerick)

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