Quiz: With all this talk of Irexit, how much do you know about Ireland and the EU?

Ireland and the EU go way back – but what do you know about the specifics of the relationship?

THERE’S BEEN SOME talk of Irexit in recent weeks, although the Irish appetite doesn’t seem too much in favour of it.

Ireland and the EU go way back. From presidencies to MEPs to the Troika and the Lisbon Treaty, how much do you know about Ireland in the EU?

Okay, let's start with a simple one. When did Ireland first enter the EU (then called the EEC)?

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1973

1977

1969

1970

Ireland had wanted to enter the EEC a decade before this with the UK. But a certain president blocked these efforts. Who was it?

Lyndon B Johnson

Charles de Gaulle

Éamon de Valera

Antonio Segni

Ireland voted to allow the government to ratify the Lisbon Treaty after a second referendum. But when was the first Lisbon referendum held?

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2006

2007

2008

2009

Speaking of two referendums, when did the Irish electorate vote to allow the government to ratify the Nice treaty?

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2000

2001

2002

2003

Speaking of the Irish electorate, what percentage of people said they thought Ireland should remain in the EU in a Red C poll last year?

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42%

65%

77%

88%

Ireland has x MEPs

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Ireland's longest-serving MEP was first elected in 1994. But who is it?

Luke 'Ming' Flanagan

Brian Crowley

Nessa Childers

Seán Kelly

Remember the Troika and austerity? Wasn't that fun? But what year did Ireland enter the ill-sounding Economic Adjustment Programme?

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2009

2011

2010

2008

We all know "Big" Phil Hogan is currently Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner, but who was Ireland's first EU Commissioner?

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Charlie McCreevy

Richard Burke

Patrick Hillery

Peter Sutherland

And finally, how many EU presidencies has Ireland held?

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