The 2025 Irish Interprovincials were held on Saturday 4th October in Ashbourne, County Meath as part of the fourth annual Irish Quizzing Championships weekend. Here are the results, plus copies of the questions and answers.
Results:
Match 1
- Connacht A 40 – 58 Leinster A
- Connacht B 58 – 31 Leinster B
- Ulster A 56 – 51 Munster A
- Ulster B 36 – 36 Munster B
Match 2
- Connacht A 51 – 37 Ulster A
- Connacht B 20 – 30 Ulster B
- Leinster A 37 – 57 Munster A
- Leinster B 27 – 37 Munster B
Match 3
- Munster A 51 – 45 Connacht A
- Munster B 39 – 26 Connacht B
- Ulster A 46 – 47 Leinster A
- Ulster B 26 – 36 Leinster B
The scoring scheme is as follows:
- A matches:
- Win = 50 tournament points
- Draw = 25 tournament points
- Narrow loss = 20 tournament points for a 1-point loss, 18 points for a 2-point loss and so on, down to 2 points for a 10-point loss and zero for a loss of 11 points or more
- B matches:
- Win = 20 tournament points
- Draw = 15 tournament points
- Narrow loss = 10 tournament points for a 1-point loss, 8 points for a 2-point loss and so on, down to 1 point for a 10-point loss and zero for a loss of 11 points or more
So after the first three matches, here was the tournament ranking:
- Munster: 177
- Leinster: 126
- Ulster: 111
- Connacht: 86
Therefore Munster and Leinster advanced to the final. Munster managed a narrow four-point win to see them regain the title they last won in 2023.
Final:
- Munster 48 – 44 Leinster
3rd/4th place playoff:
- Ulster 43 – 38 Connacht
Final ranking:
- Champions: Munster
- Runners-up: Leinster
- 3rd place: Ulster
- 4th place: Connacht
Questions & answers (to be added):
- Match 1 questions and answers – by Mark Lynch
- Match 2 questions and answers – by Lorcan Duff
- Match 3 questions and answers – by Paddy Duffy
- Final questions and answers – by Lorcan Duff