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Derry Flanagan

Derry Flanagan

Events Officer of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society; Politics, Philosophy & Economics student

Jul 12, 2026

The Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society Recordings

The Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society Recordings

Second Extraordinary General Meeting Of The 177th Session

Jul 12

speaker_0HOST
51:06
And first, I would like to invite Mr. Gary Flanagan to present his manifesto.
Derry Flanagan
Derry FlanaganGUEST
51:19
Hello everyone, my name is Derry and I hope to be your events officer for the coming year.
Derry Flanagan
Derry FlanaganGUEST
51:25
We have real potential in this room.
Derry Flanagan
Derry FlanaganGUEST
51:27
The society and every single individual within it has the potential to do wonders.
Derry Flanagan
Derry FlanaganGUEST
51:32
But potential means nothing without ambition.
Derry Flanagan
Derry FlanaganGUEST
51:35
Without ambition this potential is washed away, it fizzles out and is lost, like farting in a strong wind.
Derry Flanagan
Derry FlanaganGUEST
51:42
When this happens, we do not get change or growth, we get stagnation.

6 MINS LATER

Jim Sturek
Jim SturekGUEST
58:01
I think I was a great events officer, and indeed I think I'll be a greater events officer once again.

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