The academic’s interest in the Irish debating scene was ignited while on sabbatical in Trinity College Dublin in 1979
Irish-American professor emeritus Gary Holbrook, who has died aged 84, gave generations of student debaters from Ireland the opportunity to compete in the US.
In 1979, having watched as Irish teams finished first and second in the final of the Observer Mace competition in Bristol, Holbrook decided to establish an opportunity for Irish debaters to visit the US In 1979, having watched as Irish teams finished first and second in the final of the Observer Mace competition in Bristol, Holbrook decided to establish an opportunity for Irish debaters to visit the US.
In 1994 Holbrook organised a visit to the university by Irish senator Gordon Wilson, who shared the story of his daughter Marie’s death in the Enniskillen bombing of 1987
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