The 2025 Irish Open was held on Sunday 5th October in The Ashbourne House Hotel, in the County Meath town of Ashbourne (half an hour from Dublin Airport) as part of the fourth annual Irish Quizzing Championships weekend. Here are the results, plus copies of the questions and answers.
Questions & answers:
- Irish Open 2025 Part 1 questions (Media, World, Sport & Games, History)
- Irish Open 2025 Part 1 answers
- Irish Open 2025 Part 2 questions (Sciences, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Culture)
- Irish Open 2025 Part 2 answers
Top 10 results (Irish venue)
| Name | Media | World | Sport | History | Science | Entertainment | Lifestyle | Culture | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Carthy | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 214 |
| 2 | Brian Craythorne | 27 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 30 | 211 |
| 3 | Mark Henry | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 202 |
| 4 | Eva Barrett | 19 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 25 | 166 |
| 5 | Joseph O’Donoghue | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 22 | 162 |
| 6 | Kevin Jones | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 158 |
| 7 | Brian Shaw | 16 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 148 |
| 8 | John Hayes | 18 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 147 |
| 9 | John Nolan | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 146 |
| 10 | Paddy Duffy | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 26 | 17 | 20 | 142 |
Top 10 results (satellite venues)
- Adam Hancock (Canada) 207
- Issa Schultz (Australia) 205
- Toby Cox (England) 188
- Trevor Alexander (Canada) 175
- Aaran Mohann (Australia) 174
- Prakhar Gupta (Switzerland) 172
- Malte Dürr (Germany) 154
- Flemming Borg Nielsen (Denmark) 153
- David Meyers (Germany) 152
- Bari Iseni (North Macedonia) 152
Top 5 Irish scores by genre:
Media
1= Patrick Carthy / Brian Craythorne 27
3. Mark Henry 24
5= Joseph O’Donoghue / Daniel Watts 22
World
1. Brian Craythorne 27
2. Patrick Carthy 26
3= Mark Henry / Eva Barrett 25
5. Daniel Watts 23
Sport
1= Patrick Carthy / Mark Henry 27
3= Brian Craythorne / Andrew Tracey 22
5. Joseph O’Donoghue 21
History
1= Patrick Carthy / Mark Henry 26
3= Brian Craythorne / Eva Barrett 25
5. Daniel Watts 22
Science
1. Brian Craythorne 27
2. Patrick Carthy 26
3= Mark Henry / Kevin Jones 22
5. John Hayes 20
Entertainment
1. Brian Craythorne 30
2. Patrick Carthy 27
3= Mark Henry / Paddy Duffy 26
5. Joseph O’Donoghue 23
Lifestyle
1= Patrick Carthy / Mark Henry 26
3. Brian Craythorne 23
4= Brian Shaw / Paul Ryan 21
Culture
1. Brian Craythorne 30
2. Patrick Carthy 29
3. Mark Henry 26
4. Eva Barrett 25
5. Kevin Jones 24