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Quiz: How much do you know about the River Liffey?

Another leak into the River Liffey has been discovered close to the Samuel Beckett Bridge, The Journal reported this week
10.01pm, 12 Jul 2026
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ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER leak discovered in the River Liffey.

The Journal Investigates previously reported that diesel has been leaking into Dublin’s iconic waterway from an Irish Rail underground pipe connection for more than a year.

And this week, another leak was found close to the same spot at the Samuel Beckett Bridge, unrelated to the initial Irish Rail ooze.

Dublin City Council confirmed they are investigating, so while they do that, we thought we’d test your knowledge…

How many bridges cross the Liffey between Lucan and the sea?
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7
48

24
14
Roughly how long is the Liffey?
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32km
132km

232km
323km
True or false: The ESB uses the Liffey to generate electricity.
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True
False
What is the name of the character who personifies the Liffey in James Joyce's Finnegans Wake?
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Anna Livia Plurabelle
Ériu

The Cailleach
Medb
In what year did Jack B Yeats paint The Liffey Swim?
1893
1903

1913
1923
In what county does the Liffey rise?
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Wicklow
Dublin

Kildare
Louth
Which Radiohead song mentions the Liffey?
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Exit Music (For a Film)
Karma Police

How to Disappear Completely
Creep
True or false: the 'splash' part of a Viking Splash Tour happens in the Liffey.
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True
False
What was the Liffey formerly called?
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An Chéad Cheann
An Ruirthech

Uisce Bhaile Átha Cliath
Go Tobann
What does the Time in the Slime refer to?
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A minister falling into the river in the 90s
The ill-fated Millennium Clock that was obscured by mud and algae

The annual Liffey swim
The way seagulls fish in the river
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