The CLR Political Quiz ….. Number 1 September 7, 2012
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No prizes just the glory 
Am hoping, depending on the response, to make it a weekly (or bi-weekly) feature.
1. Former Labour Party Politican David Thornley died in 1978, what political party was he a member of then ?
2. In 1992 ‘Group 84′ was established in the Dail, who or what were they ?
3. A group called ‘New Agenda’ became which Political Party?
4. Who was the only Labour member of the Oireachtas to join the Progressive Democrats after their formation ?
5. How Many Workers Party Councillors were elected to Dublin Corporation in the 1985 Local Elections ?
6. What Political Party had its address as 36 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin 1?
7. How many DSP councillors were elected in Limerick in the 1985 Local Elections?
bonus….(Before they joined up with Labour one of the councillors joined which party?)
8. Which of the following singers never stood for Fianna Fail? Dickie Rock, Sonny Knowles, Big Tom and TR Dallas.
9.What is the name of the individual in Democratic Left who contested the Dublin North East seat in 1997?
10. Can anyone remember what party or parties that individual joined subsequently?
(bonus – Can anyone name what party or parties he was elected to subsequently?)
Answers Next Friday
I had a little help from google with some of them but I did know the answers to qs 1,3,4
1. Socialist Labour Party
2. Not sure
3. Democratic Left
4. Helena McAuliffe (Her sister is current Labour general secretary)
5. 6 (Byrne, Gilmore, McGiolla, Rabbitte, deRossa and ? )
6. not sure
7. 3
8. I think Dickie Rock wasn’t
9. Anthony Creevy
10. Elected for FF
Ian, Senator Timmy Conway from Kildare was the Oireachtas member who left for the PDs. He was/is an accountant
Both of you are right – there were two Labour Senate defections to the PDs.
Yes an oversight on my part.
1. The Socialist Labour Party
2. I forget
3. Democratic Left
4. ?
5. Six (MacGiolla, Andy Smith, Eamonn O’Brien, De Rossa, Byrne and Pat McCartan)
6. Christian Solidarity Party?
7. Three
8. Dickie Rock
9. Anthony Creevy (coopted for McCartan)
10. Fianna Fail
“Answers Next Friday” so why would people post the answers before some of us got to read the questions?
Would people like comments disabled for a day or so for future editions of this?
And btw not all answers given to date are correct.
No I think the comments section should be discussing the possible answers
Perhaps people should email their answers first and then publish them on Friday,
““Answers Next Friday” so why would people post the answers before some of us got to read the questions?”
I would have thought that the easier solution would be for people not to open the comments section and instead for them to just read the questions on the front page??
Yeah, that makes sense.
84 is, of course, a Dáil majority.