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President Catherine Connolly during audience with Britain's King Charles at Buckingham Palace on Monday Alamy Stock Photo
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The Journal Friday Newshound Quiz
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SOME SAY THE news is the first draft of history. Others might think of it as watching pub quiz questions unfold in real-time.
We’ve seen a lot of tried-and-tested news stories this week, with RTÉ remaining in the headlines due to payment issues and Irish Rail coming under fire for a failed IT project.
President Catherine Connolly was in England this week meeting with Britain’s King Charles, while her sister was one of hundreds of people detained by Israel over the Gaza aid flotilla.
How clued in to this week’s news have you been? Let’s see in our quiz below.
The sister of President Catherine Connolly was among the 14 Irish citizens detained by Israeli forces while taking part in a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. What is her name?
Mary Connolly
Margaret Connolly
Mairead Connolly
Molly Connolly
What Irish act won the Ivor Novello Award for best album?
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Hozier
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Fontaines D.C.
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Kneecap
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CMAT
The head of which country's public broadcaster quit after its Eurovision jury gave the most points to Israel and Poland, but nul points to Ukraine?
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Moldova
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Albania
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Cyprus
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Georgia
Which Irish band received a new European award recognising people who have helped promote and defend the continent’s core values?
European Parliament
U1
U2
U3
Would-U-Stop
Which major star was acquitted in Spanish tax fraud case?
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Rosalía
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Shakira
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Enrique Iglesias
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Lionel Messi
What new feature is dating app Bumble bringing in?
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IRL speed dating
An AI-assisted matchmaking feature
Bonus payment for couples who meet on Bumble
Unlimited swipes for all users
Which company came first on this year's Ireland’s Reputations Index?
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IRFU
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An Post
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Ireland's Credit Unions
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Aer Lingus
Úisce Éireann came third last in the Reputation's Index, but which organisation came dead last?
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Football Association of Ireland (FAI)
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eir
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Meta
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X
Which late-night US talk show ended this week?
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Which former RTÉ presenter was critical of their former employer during a hearing of the Oireachtas media committee this week?
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INPHO / Tommy Dickson
Evanne Ní Chuilinn
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Ryan Tubridy
Conor McCabe photography
Claire Byrne
RollingNews.ie
Pat Kenny
You scored out of !
Certified Newshound
You scored out of !
Paperboy
You scored out of !
Glasses bunny
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