Trinity College Dublin IV 2026

1. Round 1This House Would Remove All Laws Surrounding Music SamplingPractise this motion
2. Round 2This House Believes That the Brazilian Government Should Prioritise Efforts to Limit Resource Extraction in the Amazon, Rather Than to Tax and Redistribute Profits from Resource Extraction in the Amazon to Indigenous and Impoverished Communities in BrazilPractise this motion
3. Round 3This House Would Empower the Seanad (including but Not Limited to Removing the Taoiseach's Appointment Power over Senators, Allowing the Striking-down or Amendment of Bills by Majority Vote, etc.)Practise this motion
4. Round 4This House Prefers Hambling's Sculpture Design to Jennings' Sculpture DesignPractise this motion
5. Round 5This House Would Grant the ICC the Authority to Apprehend and Prosecute Any Person in Any CountryPractise this motion
6. QuarterfinalsThis House Opposes States Playing a Role in the Construction and Preservation of HeritagePractise this motion
7. Novice Semi FinalsThis House Would Hold Sports Teams Responsible for the Violent Actions of their FansPractise this motion
8. SemifinalsThis House Prefers the Chongqing Model to the Guangdong ModelPractise this motion
9. Novice FinalWhen the Priest Asks if there is Any Reason Riley and Ash Should not be Married, This House Would Object to the MarriagePractise this motion
10. Grand FinalThis House Believes That Freedom Ought Be a Life's Ultimate AmbitionPractise this motion

1. Round 1THW professionalise the GAA, LGFA & The Camogie Association.Practise this motion
2. Round 2Assuming feasibility, THW grant collective guardianship and jurisdiction of the Ka'bah to all Muslims instead of continuing Saudi Arabian guardianship and jurisdiction.Practise this motion
3. Round 3THBT adoption of the Euro is in the interest of DenmarkPractise this motion
4. Round 4TH, as a crewmember, W remain on the shipPractise this motion
5. Round 5Given they would reach a majority, THBT it is in the interest of the CDU to enter into a coalition with the AfDPractise this motion
6. SemifinalsTHO the expansion of BRICS.Practise this motion
7. Novice FinalTH, as one of the most beautiful women in Ancient Greece, W join the hunters of ArtemisPractise this motion
8. Grand FinalTHBT there is more of a moral obligation to your future self than to your present selfPractise this motion

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1. Round 1In multiparty systems * , THW give every citizen a positive and a negative vote in elections *systems with more than two main parties runningPractise this motion
2. Round 2This House Believes That the Irish government should heavily fund economic, sporting and cultural projects in Northern Ireland (e.g., building roads in border areas, funding sports stadiums, providing grants for the arts)Practise this motion
3. Round 3Given a Biden re-election, THBT it is in the interest of the USA to pursue the cooperative strategy over a maximal pressure strategy with IranPractise this motion
4. Round 4THBT mental health organisations and professionals should focus on supplying coping mechanisms to live with poor mental health, rather than overcoming itPractise this motion
5. Round 5THS advanced economies' recent emphasis on "resilience" over "efficiency" in large scale economic policy reforms (e.g. semiconductors in the CHIPS act, green tech in the Inflation Reduction Act, etc)Practise this motion
6. SemifinalsThis House Supports strong government intervention to prevent gentrification* *process when significant numbers of wealthier people move to a poor areaPractise this motion
7. NoviceThis House would abolish prisonsPractise this motion
8. Grand FinalTHBT there is no moral obligation to obey the lawPractise this motion

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1. Round 1Assuming it was technically feasible,THW remove the ability of soldiers to feel fearPractise this motion
2. Round 2THO the Rise of the use of Artificial Intelligence in the ArtsPractise this motion
3. Round 3THS the AuctionPractise this motion
4. Round 4THW vote NoPractise this motion
5. Round 5THR the emphasis on "justice in the afterlife" within religious philosophyPractise this motion
6. QuarterfinalsTHS Recent Increase in Strike Action in UKPractise this motion
7. SemifinalsTHO the widespread narrative of viewing those living with disability as inspirationalPractise this motion
8. Grand FinalTHP a world where everybody has access to their own personal Black MirrorPractise this motion
9. Novice FinalsTHW take the Blue PillPractise this motion

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1. Round 1THBT schools should teach children collectivist rather than individualist values (e.g. emphasizing duty to one's community over individual freedom)Practise this motion
2. Round 2THW require companies valued at $1B or above to trade publiclyPractise this motion
3. Round 3THW ban advocacy for religious belief in public placesPractise this motion
4. Round 4 (Closed)THBT a common foreign policy is in the interests of the EUPractise this motion
5. Round 5 (Closed)THS the rise of political activism by cultural icons (e.g. Neil Young's boycott of Spotify, celebrity support for politicians running for office, etc.)Practise this motion
6. QuarterfinalsTH, as Israel, would air strike Iranian nuclear sitesPractise this motion
7. SemifinalsTHBT the European Central Bank should take significant steps to reduce inflation in the Eurozone (e.g. raising interest rates, ending bond purchases under its pandemic emergency purchase program, scaling back other asset purchases, etc.)Practise this motion
8. Grand FinalTHO the ideology of globalismPractise this motion
9. ESL FinalsTHR the shift in trend in artistic sports away from awarding points on the basis of style and instead awarding points on the basis of technical skill (e.g. the adoption of the Code of Points system in gymnastics and figure skating).Practise this motion
10. Pro-Am FinalsTHR the shift in trend in artistic sports away from awarding points on the basis of style and instead awarding points on the basis of technical skill (e.g. the adoption of the Code of Points system in gymnastics and figure skating).Practise this motion

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1. Round 1TH, as adopting parents, would not tell their kids they're adopted when it is reasonably possible to conceal that informationPractise this motion
2. Round 2THR the increasing trend of the modern left characterizing conservative politicians and voters as morally reprehensiblePractise this motion
3. Round 3THBT Xi Jinping's decision to prevent Ant Financial from engaging in an IPO is in the interests of the CCPPractise this motion
4. Round 4Assuming feasibility, THW determine the percentage of income that an individual pays as tax based on the relative material privilege the individual had during their upbringing (such as private education, parental wealth, childhood home etc.), and not based on their income.Practise this motion
5. Round 5THW ban research into the genetic connection between identity groups (e.g. ethnicity, gender) and attributes (e.g. intelligence, compassion)Practise this motion
6. QuarterfinalsTHBT constitutional states should revisit their constitution once in every generation (25 years)Practise this motion
7. SemifinalsTHBT the UK should place a cap on the number of Oxbridge graduates employed in any corporate (e.g. law, banking, consulting) or elected positionsPractise this motion
8. Grand FinalTHBT Yin and Yang should be imprisoned.Practise this motion
9. ESL FinalsTHBT Yin and Yang should be imprisoned.Practise this motion
10. Pro-Am FinalsTHW implement a gender rotation policy for lead public roles (e.g. Prime Minister; cabinet members)Practise this motion

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