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Let's Get Quizzical

Quiz: How well do you remember these characters from classic Irish TV shows?

Do you know your Dinny from your Miley?
9.30pm, 31 Mar 2020
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MANY OF US will be watching more television as we stay home over the next few weeks and RTÉ recently announced it will be showing repeats of popular shows like Love/Hate and Bachelors Walk.

With this in mind we’re going to take a trip down memory lane to see how well you remember some characters from classic Irish TV shows.

Go on, test yourself.

1. Who is this stalwart character from Glenroe?
RTÉ
Miley Byrne
Dinny Byrne 

Dick Moran
2. Name his daughter-in-law. 
RTÉ
Mary
Bridie 

Biddy 
3. Who is this Fair City character who enjoys getting married?
RTE
Paul Brennan
Bela Doyle

Leo Dowling
4. Name this pleasant man from from Love/Hate.
RTÉ
Nidge
Fran

Darren
5. Who is this slaying a hairnet on Mrs Brown's Boys?
BBC/RTÉ
Winnie McGoogan
Winnie McCluskey

Winnie McGrath 
6. Name this trouble-making priest from Father Ted.
Channel 4
Father Todd Unctious
Father Noel Furlong

Father Damien Lennon
7. Who is this film critic from Bachelors Walk?
RTÉ
Raymond 
Michael

Barry
8. Who pulled pints and priests in Ballykissangel? 
RTÉ
Niamh Egan
Siobhan Mehigan

Assumpta Fitzgerald
9. Name this character from Moone Boy.
Sky One
Debra Moone
Sinéad Moone

Trisha Moone
10. Who is this garda from the Young Offenders?
RTÉ
Sergeant Healy
Sergeant O'Brien

Sergeant Donnelly
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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Top dog
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Clever cat
Almost purrfect!
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Fintastic dolphin
Good job!
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Ewe must be joking
Baaaaaad!
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Turtley awful
A shell of a bad effort
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