Launched in October 2021, the Irish Quiz League is a weekly online quiz tournament run by the Irish Quiz Organisation. Here are the essential details:
- The initial tournament consists of 18 teams from across Ireland (and beyond)
- The 18 teams have been divided randomly into two conferences of 9 teams, with each team playing each other once during the season
- The season will run between October 11th and December 13th (excluding Oct 25th due to the Irish bank holiday)
- Matches are being held on Zoom every Monday, at a time of each team’s choosing
- At the end of the season, the top 2 teams from each conference qualify for semi-finals and final, both to be held on Dec 20th
- There will be cash prizes for the overall winner and runner-up
| Conference A | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Bonus | Points | |
| Conference A | P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | B | Pts | |
| 1 | The Rollin' EstoniansPatrick Carthy (captain) Paul Curtayne Gearóid Grogan Joe Mitchell Matthew Marcus Michael Gunn | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 78 | +28 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | The O'GravitonsDaniel O'Sullivan (captain) Donal O'Driscoll Joe Mac Sweeney Paul Culloty Thomas Keating Chris Harrison Martina Quinn | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 87 | +10 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | A Tribe called CheistFrank Tobin (captain) Callum McClements Gary Stephens Brian Craythorne Jim McColgan Darragh Ennis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 92 | +4 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | ZapruderConor Horgan (captain) Noel Rogers James Conroy John McKenna Liam Whelehan David Rogers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 89 | +6 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Risky QuiznessJonathan Williams (captain) Daniel Fullard Tony Rafferty Rhonda Donaghey Kevin McDermott Karen Byrne | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 93 | -8 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Team 18Mark Lynch (captain) Stephen Costello Liz Flynn James Sherry Morgan Casey Cathy Goulding Dave Finn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | FFCKSSFiona Diffley (captain) Kevin Conlon Fariz Iqbal Ciara Fitzpatrick Shane Jackson Stuart Redmond | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 101 | -20 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | CastlebarbariansDenny O'Brien (captain) Steven Walshe Donie O'Brien Joe McDonnell David Hickey Kevin Lydon Peter Hughes Sean O'Brien Michael Cusak Keith Burke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 102 | -21 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | AsktheaudienceGerry Barrett (captain) Tom Diffley Tom Clarke Stephen MacDonagh Erin McBride Damien White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 53 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
| Conference B | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Bonus | Points | |
| Conference B | P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | B | Pts | |
| 1 | InterprovinzialePaddy Duffy (captain) Dave McBryan Brian Shaw Carol Cronin Patrick Conway Rick O'Shea Freya McClements | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 88 | +10 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Veni Vidi WikiIshaan Chugh (captain) Ujjwal Deb Jyotesh Singh Pradeep Ramarathnam Suby Bhattacharya Kunal Malhotra Akash Bansal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 93 | +4 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | The Hitsquad OraclesRobbie Renehan (captain) Brian Murphy Michael Coonan Martin Holohan Stephen Holst Anna Murphy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 72 | +22 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | The Kew ToursDerek Cray (captain) Bernard Sellars John Groarke Colm Murphy Colm O’Sullivan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 88 | +0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | The HoneybadgersDarragh Buckley (captain) Fintan O'Meara David Carolan Adam Nevin Stephen Screeney | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 70 | +6 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Aldo Bream Sleeps With The FishesEamonn O'Riordan (captain) Alan King Brian O'Halloran Donal Ring Ricky Byrne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | The FloatersPaul Hughes (captain) Brian O'Hanlon Peter Lowney Peter Smith Pádraig McLoughlin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | E=MC HammerBrian Murphy (captain) Joseph O'Donoghue Conor Murphy Shane Butler Seoan Webb Alan Bouse Dougie Russell Colin Foster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 100 | -18 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | The Know Me NotsPatrick Flanagan (captain) Pat Flanagan Jim Kealy (other team members TBC) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 95 | -40 | 0 | 0 |
Results for 18th October 2021
| Conference A | Score | Points | Losing Bonus | Individual Bonus | Score | Points | Losing Bonus | Individual Bonus | |
Conference A| Score | Pts | LB | IB | Score | Pts | LB | IB | | |
AsktheaudienceGerry Barrett (captain) Tom Diffley Tom Clarke Stephen MacDonagh Erin McBride Damien White | 44 | 0 | The O'GravitonsDaniel O'Sullivan (captain) Donal O'Driscoll Joe Mac Sweeney Paul Culloty Thomas Keating Chris Harrison Martina Quinn | 53 | 4 | ||||
FFCKSSFiona Diffley (captain) Kevin Conlon Fariz Iqbal Ciara Fitzpatrick Shane Jackson Stuart Redmond | 44 | 0 | A Tribe called CheistFrank Tobin (captain) Callum McClements Gary Stephens Brian Craythorne Jim McColgan Darragh Ennis | 58 | 4 | ||||
The Rollin' EstoniansPatrick Carthy (captain) Paul Curtayne Gearóid Grogan Joe Mitchell Matthew Marcus Michael Gunn | 56 | 4 | Risky QuiznessJonathan Williams (captain) Daniel Fullard Tony Rafferty Rhonda Donaghey Kevin McDermott Karen Byrne | 42 | 0 | ||||
ZapruderConor Horgan (captain) Noel Rogers James Conroy John McKenna Liam Whelehan David Rogers | 52 | 4 | CastlebarbariansDenny O'Brien (captain) Steven Walshe Donie O'Brien Joe McDonnell David Hickey Kevin Lydon Peter Hughes Sean O'Brien Michael Cusak Keith Burke | 45 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Conference B | |||||||||
InterprovinzialePaddy Duffy (captain) Dave McBryan Brian Shaw Carol Cronin Patrick Conway Rick O'Shea Freya McClements | 54 | 4 | Veni Vidi WikiIshaan Chugh (captain) Ujjwal Deb Jyotesh Singh Pradeep Ramarathnam Suby Bhattacharya Kunal Malhotra Akash Bansal | 47 | 0 | 1 | |||
E=MC HammerBrian Murphy (captain) Joseph O'Donoghue Conor Murphy Shane Butler Seoan Webb Alan Bouse Dougie Russell Colin Foster | 43 | 0 | 1 | The Kew ToursDerek Cray (captain) Bernard Sellars John Groarke Colm Murphy Colm O’Sullivan | 50 | 4 | |||
The FloatersPaul Hughes (captain) Brian O'Hanlon Peter Lowney Peter Smith Pádraig McLoughlin | 43 | 4 | The HoneybadgersDarragh Buckley (captain) Fintan O'Meara David Carolan Adam Nevin Stephen Screeney | 34 | 0 | ||||
The Know Me NotsPatrick Flanagan (captain) Pat Flanagan Jim Kealy (other team members TBC) | 28 | 0 | The Hitsquad OraclesRobbie Renehan (captain) Brian Murphy Michael Coonan Martin Holohan Stephen Holst Anna Murphy | 53 | 4 | ||||
| Friendly | |||||||||
Team 18Mark Lynch (captain) Stephen Costello Liz Flynn James Sherry Morgan Casey Cathy Goulding Dave Finn | 48 | Aldo Bream Sleeps With The FishesEamonn O'Riordan (captain) Alan King Brian O'Halloran Donal Ring Ricky Byrne | 54 | ||||||
Fixtures for 1st November 2021
Match 3 | |||
| Conference A | A Tribe called CheistFrank Tobin (captain) Callum McClements Gary Stephens Brian Craythorne Jim McColgan Darragh Ennis | v | The Rollin' EstoniansPatrick Carthy (captain) Paul Curtayne Gearóid Grogan Joe Mitchell Matthew Marcus Michael Gunn |
| Conference A | CastlebarbariansDenny O'Brien (captain) Steven Walshe Donie O'Brien Joe McDonnell David Hickey Kevin Lydon Peter Hughes Sean O'Brien Michael Cusak Keith Burke | v | AsktheaudienceGerry Barrett (captain) Tom Diffley Tom Clarke Stephen MacDonagh Erin McBride Damien White |
| Conference A | Risky QuiznessJonathan Williams (captain) Daniel Fullard Tony Rafferty Rhonda Donaghey Kevin McDermott Karen Byrne | v | ZapruderConor Horgan (captain) Noel Rogers James Conroy John McKenna Liam Whelehan David Rogers |
| Conference A | Team 18Mark Lynch (captain) Stephen Costello Liz Flynn James Sherry Morgan Casey Cathy Goulding Dave Finn | v | FFCKSSFiona Diffley (captain) Kevin Conlon Fariz Iqbal Ciara Fitzpatrick Shane Jackson Stuart Redmond |
| Conference B | Aldo Bream Sleeps With The FishesEamonn O'Riordan (captain) Alan King Brian O'Halloran Donal Ring Ricky Byrne | v | E=MC HammerBrian Murphy (captain) Joseph O'Donoghue Conor Murphy Shane Butler Seoan Webb Alan Bouse Dougie Russell Colin Foster |
| Conference B | The Hitsquad OraclesRobbie Renehan (captain) Brian Murphy Michael Coonan Martin Holohan Stephen Holst Anna Murphy | v | The FloatersPaul Hughes (captain) Brian O'Hanlon Peter Lowney Peter Smith Pádraig McLoughlin |
| Conference B | The Kew ToursDerek Cray (captain) Bernard Sellars John Groarke Colm Murphy Colm O’Sullivan | v | InterprovinzialePaddy Duffy (captain) Dave McBryan Brian Shaw Carol Cronin Patrick Conway Rick O'Shea Freya McClements |
| Conference B | Veni Vidi WikiIshaan Chugh (captain) Ujjwal Deb Jyotesh Singh Pradeep Ramarathnam Suby Bhattacharya Kunal Malhotra Akash Bansal | v | The Know Me NotsPatrick Flanagan (captain) Pat Flanagan Jim Kealy (other team members TBC) |
| Friendly | The O'GravitonsDaniel O'Sullivan (captain) Donal O'Driscoll Joe Mac Sweeney Paul Culloty Thomas Keating Chris Harrison Martina Quinn | v | The HoneybadgersDarragh Buckley (captain) Fintan O'Meara David Carolan Adam Nevin Stephen Screeney |
Past results & questions
Future match fixtures
- 1st November 2021
- 8th November 2021
- 15th November 2021
- 22nd November 2021
- 29th November 2021
- 6th December 2021
- 13th December 2021
- 20th December 2021 (No fixtures uploaded yet)