RSVP by September 21st at: https://forms.gle/MzyctV7we7xcHvBu8

The Irish Quiz Organisation are delighted to announce the fifth edition of the Irish Quizzing Championships quiz weekend.

VENUE: Cleary’s Pub, 36 Amiens St, Dublin D01 H6Y6 (opposite Connolly Station)
DATES: Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th September 2026

The Championships consist of two of our biggest annual events run on consecutive days: The Irish Open individual quiz and the Irish Interprovincials team quiz, plus additional team and individual events to make an entire weekend of quizzing fun!

IMPORTANT: Quizzers planning to attend must RSVP by MONDAY 21st SEPTEMBER using this form: https://forms.gle/MzyctV7we7xcHvBu8

(A limited number of walk-ins will be allowed for those who have not pre-registered, but you won’t be guaranteed to play on the provincial team of your choice)

Full event details:

On the Saturday we’ll be holding our Irish Interprovincials quiz tournament, an annual team competition first held in 2019. This day-long tournament pits Ulster vs Connacht vs Munster vs Leinster in a 4-way quiz showdown.
Entrants can compete for the province of their birth, the province where they live, or any province that they have a connection to.

Also on Saturday, we will be running the September edition of OQL Live VIII – a popular individual quiz set by the UK-based Online Quiz League. (Despite the name, this is being held in person though!)

Then on Sunday we’ll be hosting the 12th annual Irish Open, an individual quiz event that over the course of 240 questions seeks to find the best quizzer in Ireland.

Finally, we’ll round off the weekend on Sunday afternoon with a fun team quiz (teams made up on the day) and an individual buzzer quiz.

All the events are open to everyone, whether newcomers or quiz veterans, and players are welcome to attend 1 day or both as they wish.
The entry fee will be as follows:

• One day only: €15 per person
• Both days: €25 per person

If you are planning to attend, please RSVP using the following form: https://forms.gle/MzyctV7we7xcHvBu8 – we will contact you with payment details after you RSVP.

Final timetable:

Note the 11am arrival time on Saturday which is 30 mins later than previously announced.

SATURDAY 26th:
11.00-11.30: Arrival/registration
11.30-13.15: OQL Live VIII individual quiz
13.15-13.45: OQL marking
13.45-14.15: Lunch break
14.15-15.00: Interprovincials match 1 (Connacht v Leinster, Ulster v Munster)
15.15-16.00: Interprovincials match 2 (Connacht v Ulster, Leinster v Munster)
16.00-16.15: Coffee break
16.15-17.15: Interprovincials match 3 (Munster v Connacht, Ulster v Leinster)
17.15-18.00: Interprovincials final & prizegiving
18.00 onwards: dinner, socialising etc.

SUNDAY 27th:
12.00-12.30: Arrive
12.30-13.30: Irish Open paper 1
13.30-13.45: Paper 1 marking
13.45-14.00: Coffee break
14.00-15.00: Irish Open paper 2
15.00-15.45: Paper 2 marking
15.45-16.00: Coffee break
16.00-17.00: Fun team quiz
17.00-18.00: Individual buzzer quiz
18.00: Prizegiving & finish

Venue information:

Our venue is one of Dublin’s oldest pubs, J&M Cleary’s, located across the street from Connolly Station (beside the railway bridge that runs across Amiens Street)

Once you step into the pub, walk past the bar and you’ll find the door to the back lounge to the right. The function room is very large and can comfortably hold 100 people.

Please also note that the venue is fully wheelchair accessible: from the entrance into the function room is step-free and there is an accessible toilet within the room.

Travel & accommodation:

Being in such a central location, the venue is easy to get to from a public transport perspective. For those arriving by train or DART into Connolly Station, simply exit the station and walk across the street. If arriving into Heuston Station, take the Luas towards the Point or Connolly and get off at either Busaras or Connolly stops, both of which are a couple of hundred metres from the pub.

For those driving, there is a limited amount of on-street parking around the back of the pub on Foley Street, charged at €4 per hour on Saturday but free on Sunday. A cheaper parking option on Saturday would be the Connolly Station car park on Mayor Street, 5 minutes walk from the pub, where all-day parking costs €9.50.

Note that there is a rear entrance to the pub on Foley Street but it is not in use: you will need to walk around to Amiens Street and come in the front door.

As for accommodation: Obviously as it’s Dublin city centre there are no shortage of accommodation options on Booking.com, Airbnb.ie, etc.

International satellite venues:

We’d be delighted if any quizzers from around the world would like to run a local satellite venue for the Irish Open on Sunday 27th – proctors, please fill in the details at https://forms.gle/KPohZVZscYndwise7 and we will share a copy of the questions ahead of time so you can print them for your venue.
The questions will be international in scope and NOT Irish-specific (for a sample, take a look at the Irish Open 2025 questions).
Note, only scores at our Irish venue in Dublin will count towards the official results, but we will post all international scores here on quizireland.ie.