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The Irish Times National Debating Championship is a debating competition for students in higher education in Ireland. It has been run since 1960, sponsored by ''The Irish Times''. While most participants represent institutions in the Republic of Ireland, institutions in Northern Ireland are also eligible. ==History== The Union of Students in Ireland approached ''The Irish Times'' in 1960 to secure sponsorship for an Irish equivalent of the ''Observer'' Mace,〔 〕 a debating competition started in Britain in 1954. The "Debating Union of Ireland" was formed for a time,〔 but later ''The Irish Times'' would appoint a student convenor each year, often a previous year's winner.〔 Until the 1970s, the best teams and individual went on to compete in the final of the ''Observer'' Mace.〔 〕 (The Mace no longer has an individual competition.) In 1979, Gary Holbrook of Metropolitan State College of Denver was on sabbatical at Trinity College Dublin and was impressed with the debate.〔 〕 In 1980, he persuaded Coors Brewers to sponsor a debate tour of U.S. colleges for the winning team and individual speakers.〔 The Irish were struck there by the very different approach of American debaters.〔 〕 Holbrook subsequently organised "Friends of the Irish Debate",〔 〕 sponsored by ''The Irish Times'' and Aer Lingus, to make the tour annual.〔 The tour is now organised by the U.S. National Parliamentary Debate Association. In 2010, a special celebration marked the debate's 50th anniversary.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Irish Times Debate」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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