The Cork Invitational is an invite only (theoretically) competition that takes place before the Cork IV.
Cork Invitational 2012
Chief Adjudicators: John Beechinor and Becky West
Motions:
Round 1: Western Tourists Visiting Conservative Islamic States Should Respect Islamic Conduct, Such as Dress Code
Round 2: Ban Force-Feeding of Hunger Strikers
Round 3: Support Targetted Advertising
Final: Suicide Bombing is a Perfectly Legitimate War Tactic
Final:
First Proposition - Lorna Staines and Jamie Donnelly
First Opposition - Katie Mullane and GearĂ³id Wrixon
Second Proposition - Michelle Coyle and Ruth Lawlor
Second Opposition - Duncan Crowe and Brian McCarthy
Winners
Duncan Crowe and Brian McCarthy
Cork Invitational 2012
Chief Adjudicators: John Beechinor and Becky West
Motions:
Round 1: Female-Only Cities in Saudi Arabia are Welcome for Feminism
Round 2: The World Has Become Uninhabitable due to Climate Change; Prioritise Socially Cohesive Humans to Bring to the New World
Round 3: Abolish Marriage and Replace with Renewable Marriage Contracts
Final: Desecration of Religious Sites is a Perfectly Legitimate War Tactic
Final:
First Proposition - Barry O'Gorman and Davey Jones
First Opposition - Daan Welling and Karin Merckens
Second Proposition - John Doody and Maurice Cotter
Second Opposition - Garret Mulrain and Francesca Fletcher-Williams
Winners
Barry O'Gorman and Davey Jones
Cork Invitational 2011
Chief Adjudicators: Muireann O'Dwyer and Niall Sherry
Motions:
Round 1: THW rather be smart and miserable than dumb and happy
Round 2: THB that transgendered individuals should inform partners of their gender status
Round 3: THW end all attempts to find other habitable planets
Final: THW only allow the release of films that pass the Bechdel Test
Finalists:
Opening Government - Mark Haughton and Christine Simpson
Opening Opposition - David Hartery and Doireann O'Byrne
Closing Government - Sally Rooney and John Engle
Closing Opposition - Maurice Cotter and Gearoid Wrixon
Winners
John Engle and Sally Rooney
Cork Invitational 2010
Chief Adjudicator: Mark Collins
Motions:
Round 1: THW remove the minimum wage
Round 2: THB that Sarah Palin is good for American politics
Round 3: THW outsource the running of Ireland to a private company
Final: THW use juries in constitutional courts
Finalists:
Opening Government - Maria English and Aliyah Akram
Opening Opposition - Sean Butler and Gearoid Wrixon
Closing Government - Gavin Illsley and Christine Simpson
Closing Opposition - Muireann O'Dwyer and Niall Sherry
Winners: Muireann O'Dwyer and Niall Sherry (Barbra Streisand)
Cork Invitational 2009
Chief Adjudicator: Daniel P McCarthy
Motions
Round 1: THW allow public nudity
Round 2: TTHW ban the publication of polling data
Round 3: THW allow convicted sex offenders into the witness protection programme
Final: THW allow national votes on whether or not to go to war
Finalists
Opening Government - Neill Harvey-Smith and Beth Connor
Opening Opposition - Mark Collins and […]
Closing Government - [[Tiernan Fitzgibbon]] and Eoghan McSwiney
Closing Opposition - [[Art Ward]] and Kitson Symes
Winners
Tiernan Fitzgibbon and Eoghan MsSwiney