History of the Irish Quiz Organisation
June 2012: IQO created at Irish leg of the 2012 World Quizzing Championships , in Buccaneers Rugby Club, Athlone, on Saturday, June 2, 2012March 2013: Ran first ‘Open’ event (Dublin Open)May 2013: Sent teams to first Celtic Nations Quizzing Championship in EdinburghJune 2013: IQO’s John O’Sullivan interviewed on RTE Radio 1 by Miriam O’Callaghan (see audio clip below)June 2013: Hosted Irish leg of the 2013 World Quizzing Championships October 2013: Ran first ‘Open’ outside Dublin, in Tullamore, Co. OffalyNovember 2013: Sent teams to the European Quizzing Championships in LiverpoolFebruary 2014: Ran charity table quiz, raising €1,300 for the Society of St Vincent de PaulMarch 2014: Ran first Irish OpenApril 2014: Hosted second annual Celtic Nations Quizzing Championship November 2014: Sent team to the European Quizzing Championships in BucharestMarch 2015: Ran second Irish OpenApril 2015 : Ireland finished second for first time at Celtic Nations Quizzing Championships September 2015 : Launched the inaugural Dublin Quiz League November 2015 : Finished fifth in the European Quizzing Championships in RotterdamApril 2016 : Ireland won the Celtic Nations Quizzing Championships for the first timeApril 2017 : Hosted Celtic Nations Quizzing Championships for the second timeSeptember 2017: Irish Quiz Open won by Paul Sinha (the ‘Sinnerman’ from ITV’s The Chase)October 2017 : Ran nationwide ‘Big Ireland Quiz’ in conjunction with Muscular Dystrophy IrelandJune 2018 : Hosted ‘The Big World Cup Quiz’ at the Aviva Stadium, in conjunction with Muscular Dystrophy IrelandSeptember 2018 : Ran Irish Open quiz, in Dublin and in 28 satellite locations around the worldNovember 2018 : At the European Quizzing Championships , Ireland’s best ever result in the Nations Cup (4th place), the Individual Quiz (Lorcan Duff in 4th place), and first Irish player on a winning Club Team (Mark Henry)March 2019 : Ran our first Interprovincial Quiz Championship in Claremorris, County MayoNovember 2019: Launched Brain of Dublin , an individual quiz tournament to run alongside the Dublin Quiz LeagueDecember 2020 : Our Quarantine Quiz Packs raise over €1,400 for charityAugust 2021 : Our Quarantine Quiz Packs pass the €2,500 mark in total funds raised for charityOctober 2021 : Launched the Irish Quiz League , a new Zoom-based online quiz tournamentApril 2022 : Hosted the Celtic Nations Quizzing Championships for the third time, and won the tournament for only the second timeSeptember 2022 : Hosted the Irish Open and the Interprovincial Quizzing Championships in Boyle, Co. Roscommon
