| "I like aphorisms, they give all the appearance of wisdom without any of that tedious thinking." - Derek Smith
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| District Speech Contest Winners |
| Year | Contest winner | Club |
| 1973 | George Brenner | Shillelagh |
| 1974 | Sean Hickey | Shannon |
| 1975 |
| 1976 | Bob Annenberg | Aylesbury |
| 1977 | David Lindsey | Aylesbury |
| 1978 | Susan Cowles | Oxford |
| 1979 | Russ McDevitt | Dun Laoghaire |
| 1980 | Dick Cullinane | Waterford |
| 1981 | Harry Knox | Waterford |
| 1982 | Stephen Johnson | Mildenhall |
| 1983 | Ray Fullam | Dublin |
| 1984 | Denis Vickers | Thame |
| 1985 | Marie Pyne | Ennis | World Championship - 1st place |
| 1986 | Betty Gosnell | Oxford |
| 1987 | Michael Fennessy | Grosvenor Square |
| 1988 | Patricia Foley | Eblana |
| 1989 | Muiris O'Keefe | Bray |
| 1990 | Giles Robinson | Epsom |
| 1991 | David Lindsey | Thame |
| 1992 | Adrienne Daly | Naas |
| 1993 | Phillip Khan-Panni | Bromley | Inter-District - 1st place |
| 1994 | Brian Cluer | Thurles |
| 1995 | Phillip Khan-Panni | Grosvenor Square | World Championship - 2nd place |
| 1996 | Brendan Toale | Glasnevin |
| 1997 | Brian Cluer | Thurles |
| 1998 | Joseph Portley | Crusaders |
| 1999 | Paul Ellis | Lucan |
| 2000 | Brendan Toale | Glasnevin | Inter-District - 1st place |
| 2001 | Phillip Khan-Panni | London Athenians |
| 2002 | Bob Ferguson | Hertfordshire |
| 2003 | Bob Harvey | Bromley |
| 2004 | Erick Rainey | Capital Communicators | Inter-District - 2nd place |
| 2005 | Erick Rainey | Capital Communicators | World Championship - 3rd place |
| 2006 | Simon Bucknall | London Cardinals |
| 2007 | Simon Bucknall | London Cardinals | Inter-District - 2nd place |
| 2008 | Sultan Nazir | Rathfarnham | |
| 2008 | Gareth McHale | Northavon | |
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