The CLR Political Quiz …………………… Number 66 February 14, 2014
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1. When was the last time there was a by-election for two seats in the same constituency?
2. Who captained the 1979 Irish Admirals Cup team ?
3. What Constituency is Kildare in for this years European Elections?
4. Which former TD wrote the book “Electroencephalograms on Irish Boxers” ?
5. What distinction do Noel Browne, Martin O’Donoghue and Kevin Boland have in common ?
6. In 1977 Frank Cluskey replaced Brendan Corish as leader of the Labour Party, who did he defeat in the Leadership contest?
7. Which former TD for a Dublin constituency had a father who had been Lord Mayor of Cork?
8. Which former TD was a winner of the All-Ireland championships with the Tulla Céilí Band as a fiddler?
9. Who succeeded Sean Doherty as Minister for Justice ?
10. Who is this?
Answers to The CLR Political Quiz … Number 65
1. Jim Higgins
2. Michelle Mulherin
3. John Dunlop
4. Martin Lonergan
5. just Jerry Cowley
6. 1961
7. Flor O’Mahony
8. Two -Kevin Boland and Paddy Madigan (didn’t count Neil Blaney as he was IFF)
9. Finghin Kelly
10. Michael Begley
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6. Michael O’Leary?
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10. Noel Davern
8. Dr Bill Loughnane
6. Michael O’Leary, the b***oc**
5. Resignation from high office?
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re answer no 5. incorrect
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“Incorrect’ or ‘Not the answer we’re looking for’? Surely all three did resign from high office amidst controversy.
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Oops! I read John O’Donoghue. Scarlet.
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No. 5 – all three were appointed ministers their first day in the Dail.
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7 Could 7 be Mick O’Leary as well? (wild guess – won’t google it)
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Answer to 7 is not Michael O’Leary
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what is the etiquette on googling and the CLR political quiz?. I reckon its in order after a day or two when the first flush of ready answers is spent
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I also try to make it as googleproof as I can, a pretty hard task!
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you’re doing well cos a lot of times the google search just gives you a link to the CLR Quiz question!
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I rely mainly on books and old General Election result spreadsheets that I have rather than any online source.
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well it’s great fun IEL- even tho’ I can hardly ever answer them
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2. Hugh Coveney?
5. Appointed to Cabinet on their first day in the Dáil. (I think Alan Dukes might be in this category as well.)
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5. Browne and O’Donoghue were made Ministers on being elected for the first time, don’t know about Boland, maybe the same? The useless things one learns from reading Ruairi Quinn’s auto-biography!
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3. Kildare is in Midlands-North-West.
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4. I’ll go with the FG Hugh Byrne (there was a later, less obnoxious FFer of the same name) for this one.
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I’ll have a go –
1. I think it has only happened twice (on the same day) – Sligo-Leitrim and Dublin North in March 1925. A spate of resignations by C na nG TDs occurred over the Army Mutiny in 1924.
2. My guess is that it would have to be Hugh Coveney – he’s the only TD that would have been a noted sailor at the time.
3. Midlands – North-West
4. Don’t know – but I have a sneeky feeling that Paddy could be right
5. As above – for LatC – Boland was appointed Minister for Defence on his first day in the Dail. Paddy is also right about Dukes and Niamh Bhreathnach also was (and it depresses me that I knew that).
6. As Clive said – it was the b***oc**
7. No idea on this one – McSwiney’s daughter did marry Ruairi Brugha.
8. Clive is spot on again – Bill Loughnane
9. Michael Noonan
10. Noel Davern – the gobsh*te was related to my wife.
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By the way – I did know about the 1925 by-elections – I did google to find which constituencies.
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[…] to The CLR Political Quiz ……. Number 66 1. Sligo-Leitrim and Dublin North in March 1925 2. Hugh Coveney 3. Midlands-North-West 4. FG Hugh […]
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