Literary and Debating Society (University of Galway)

Literary and Debating Society
Formation1846, as the Literary and Scientific Society
TypeStudent debating union

The Literary & Debating Society is a student society at the University of Galway. It was founded as the Literary and Scientific Society in 1846, and incorporated into the then Queen's College, Galway, in 1852. It has as its objective "the promotion of oratory among the students of the University, and the faculty of clear thinking and sound reasoning upon matters which may be deemed to be of vital importance".