internal competitions: including its Rosaleen Mills Maiden Speaker Competition, the Wolfe Tone's's Public Speaking Competition, Mary Harney Women and Gender Minorities Competition, and Henry Grattan's Historical Motion Competition. It also plays a role in providing Secondary School Level Debating, jointly running the Leinster Schools' Debating Competition with the Literary and Historical Society and its own Schools' Maces. The Hist Schools' Mace is open to all Leaving Cert cycle student, while the Girls' Mace is open to all female and gender minority Leaving Cert Cycle students. Controversy In September 2020, it was reported that the society had cancelled an invitation for the author and evolutionist Richard Dawkins to address the society. In announcing the cancellation, the Auditor of the Society Bríd O’Donnell said she had been unaware Richard Dawkins held some controversial opinions, and that the society would be rescinding his invitation as we "value our members comfort above all else". Presidents and vice-presidents Presidents of the society since 1843 Current vice-presidents As of 2019, the list of vice-presidents included: Mary Robinson, Chancellor of the University of Dublin, former president of Ireland Shane Ross, ex-Record Secretary, Leader of the Independent Alliance Senator David Norris, Senator for the University of Dublin. Mary Henry, former Senator for Dublin University David O'Sullivan, ex-auditor, Medallist, European Union Ambassador to the United States Ivana Bacik, Leader of the Labour Party, TD, former Senator for Dublin University Sean Barret, former Senator for the University of Dublin David F. Ford, ex-auditor, Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge Mary Harney, 1976–77, Leader of the Progressive Democrats 1993–2006, Tánaiste 1997–2006 and Cabinet Minister 1997–2011 Peter Charleton, ex-auditor, Judge of the Supreme Court Iseult O'Malley, Judge of the Supreme Court Richard Clarke, ex-Record Secretary, Archbishop of Armagh Patrick Geoghegan, author of The College Historical Society 2020 book, professor of history at TCD Notes A. Robert Emmett, Thomas Flynn, John Penefather Lamphier, Michael Farrall, Edward Barry, Thomas Bennett, Bernard Killen, and Patrick Fitzgerald. See various, 1892, pp. 85-88. References Sources External links 1770 establishments in Ireland Organizations established in 1770 Historical Society, College Trinity College Dublin