The debate began with the chair for the evening, Mike Spring, setting out the rules for the session, 7 minutes speeches, and then questions from the floor. Extracts from the Treaty had been done up and distributed to the audience.

Marc Delahunty started for Gen YES, appealing from a legal angle rather than a political angle, claiming that a Yes vote would ensure the EU is more efficient and more open to different ideas. He argued that the Militarisation angle of the Treaty was a good thing, that it was time for Ireland to get up from its seat of neutrality.

Joseph Loughnane came in next for the No side, beginning with information on how the Treaty would militarise Europe and how such an endeavour was never in the interests of the Irish people. At all times he carried notes in his hand, referencing any statements he made with backing from the Articles. He then moved on to the democratic deficit that voting Yes would create, and how Ireland loses its voice with such a conclusion.

Next up was Cillian Fleming, who attempted to pick up on Joseph's arguments by claiming the opposite. He referenced the Treaty with all he said, at times listing off Articles. Laughter and disbelief occured when he backed up an unpopular argument concerning Turkey's accession to the EU, with Loughnane holding up a UKIP leaflet to increase the giggling. Cillian spoke of how those on the left were scared of how the Lisbon Treaty would help out businesses and create jobs also.

Richard Manton finished the opening speeches with a speech that was heavily referenced and researched. He focused on the issues of workers rights and how the Treaty enshrines neo-liberal policy, commenting that the latter had caused the recession we are in. He spoke of cases at the European Court of Justice, and how Yes to Lisbon would do nothing to help a small economy like Ireland pull out of the mess it is in.

Questions and comments from the floor came next. One man commented on Generation YES and how they seemed to have sponsoring and assistance from IBEC. Another questioned the No side's stance on neo-liberalism. A well researched comment came from another gentleman who argued that the EU has done nothing on the issue of Palestine, and that the Irish people should take this into consideration. A final question considered how lowering th minimum wage would create more jobs.

Summation speeches were brief and were mostly centred around responses to the comments by the audience. A vote was then taken with the overwhelming majority of people in the room saying they would vote No. In this debate at least, the NO side had won.