The Hist: The world's oldest college debating society
18 September 2023 - 9 mins
Podcast Series
Moncrieff
What do Wolfe Tone, Robert Emmet & Mary Robinson all have in common? They were all members of The Hist in Trinity College, which has been confirmed by the Guiness World Records as the world's oldest college debating society.
Stiff competition from Cambridge for the title influenced auditors of The Hist to settle the debate once and for all, sure that’s what they’ve been practising for 253 years.
Aine Kennedy, current auditor of the The Hist joined Sean to discuss...
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