Why isn’t the great debate a listed event?

AFTER reading your supplement on Cork 2005 (Irish Examiner, October 8) I was disappointed to find no mention of the fact that Cork is hosting the European Debating Championships in March of next year.

This is the first time that an Irish university has successfully bid to host the competition. With over 150 teams from all over Europe involved, it is a huge addition to the events during Cork’s tenure as capital of culture.

It is unfortunate that the organisers of Cork 2005 have yet to agree on its status as a cultural event, despite the fact that it is being run by one of the country’s oldest cultural bodies, the Philosophical Society in UCC.