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How closely were you paying attention?
7.30pm, 1 May 2015
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BEEN PAYING ATTENTION this week?

Let’s see about that. Take our weekly news quiz and see how well the stories of the week registered in your brain.

There are no prizes, so cheating is kind of pointless. You can, however measure where you are on the animal scale of intelligence.

Deep breath, here goes…

We found out this week when Ireland's postcode system will be rolled out. When?
June
July

August
September
A Conservative candidate was suspended for calling Ed Miliband what?
"An idiot"
"A moron"

"The Jew"
"A socialist windbag"
A Mayo councillor caused controversy by calling which Donegal town a "shanty town"?
Buncrana
Killybegs

Lifford
Bundoran
Riots swept across Baltimore after the death of a man in police custody. What was his name?
Michael Brown
Freddie Gray

Walter Scott
Eric Garner
Two FM104 presenters were slapped on the wrist for likening Irish speakers to which group?
Nazis
Hamas

ISIS
The Taliban
Which of these men is NOT nominated for Best Actor in a film at the IFTAs?
Colin Farrell
Jack Reynor

Brendan Gleeson
Michael Fassbender
This former head of the ECB was in town on Thursday. What's his name?
Mario Draghi
Jean Claude Juncker

Jean Claude Trichet
Olli Rehn
The JNLR results came out this week. Who presents Ireland's most popular music show?
Anton Savage
Nicky Byrne

Ronan Collins
Louise Duffy
Which minister lost a selection convention to run in next year's general election?
Brendan Howlin
Frances Fitzgerald

Richard Bruton
James Reilly
An Irish stag party in Prague were labelled "an embarrassment to Ireland" for what?
Nuno Dantes
Attacking a police officer
Urinating on a statue

Wearing Hitler masks
Throwing a politician in a river
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Top Dog!
You've remembered all of this week. Fair play!
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Fintastic!
A decent display.
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What are ewe doing?!
Not great.
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Turtle-y awful
Terrible
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