Irish Quiz League: Season 3

Season 3 of the Zoom-based Irish Quiz League was held between January and April 2023, and consisted of 26 teams from across Ireland and beyond.

  • The 26 teams were arranged into three divisions: the top two divisions had 9 teams each while the third division had 8 teams (though we did have one team drop out along the way, so Division 3 finished with only 7 teams).
  • The season ran for nine weeks, between January 23rd and April 24th 2023 – skipping 1-2 Mondays per month due to Irish bank holidays and Dublin Quiz League match nights.
  • There was a total prize fund of over €1,000 with cash prizes for the winner and runner-up in each division.
  • Promotion/relegation was in effect for top & bottom 2 teams in each division, for the subsequent season later in 2023.
  • At the end of the League season, for the first time we ran an IQL Cup knock-out competition during the month of May, with free entry to all current League teams. Current fixtures for the IQL Cup can be found back on the main Irish Quiz League page.

Roll of honour:

Division 1

  • Champions: A Tribe Called Cheist (€300 cash prize)
    • Frank Tobin (captain)
    • Callum McClements
    • Gary Stephens
    • Brian Craythorne
    • Liam Thom
    • Darragh Ennis
    • Mick Lee
  • Runners-up: The Rollin’ Estonians (€150)
    • Patrick Carthy (captain)
    • Paul Curtayne
    • Gearóid Grogan
    • Kevin Finn
    • Matthew Marcus

Division 2

  • Champions: C4M2L (€200 prize + promotion to Div 1)
    • Michael Gunn (captain)
    • Liam Rabbitte
    • Chris Joyce
    • Chris McKenzie
    • Colm Beirne
    • Martha Egan
    • Colm Ó Laoghóg
  • Runners-up: Thrown Together (€120 + promotion)
    • Cathal Dunne (captain)
    • Alan McClarty
    • Martin Blake
    • Kevin Lawless
    • Tom Waddell

Division 3

  • Champions: The 4 Of Us (€150 + promotion to Div 2)
    • Ailsa Watson (captain)
    • Rob Gilbert
    • Catherine Duffy
    • Sean Nolan
    • Patrick Conway
    • David Cruickshank
  • Runners-up: Eoin’s Motley Q (€100 + promotion)
    • Eoin McCarthy (captain)
    • Collie Bartley
    • Andrew Tracey
    • Ian Woods

Season 3 league tables & results:

Division 1PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifferenceBonusPoints
Division 1PWDLFADiffBPts
1
A Tribe called CheistFrank Tobin (captain)
Callum McClements
Gary Stephens
Brian Craythorne
Liam Thom
Darragh Ennis
Mick Lee
8611400353+47127
2
The Rollin' EstoniansPatrick Carthy (captain)
Paul Curtayne
Gearóid Grogan
Matthew Marcus
Kevin Finn
8602416347+69226
3
InterprovinzialePaddy Duffy (captain)
Dave McBryan
Brian Shaw
Carol Cronin
Patrick Conway
Rick O'Shea
Aidan McQuade
8521394357+37226
4
The Motley CrewAmit De (captain)
Shane Whitlock
Mark Eves
Quentin Holt
Pat Gibson
8404397367+30420
5
The O'GravitonsDaniel O'Sullivan (captain)
Donal O'Driscoll
Joe Mac Sweeney
Paul Culloty
Thomas Keating
Chris Harrison
Martina Quinn
8413386381+5119
6
ZapruderConor Horgan (captain)
Noel Rogers
James Conroy
John McKenna
Liam Whelehan
David Rogers
8305368377-9214
7
Aldo Bream Sleeps With The FishesEamonn O'Riordan (captain)
Alan King
Brian O'Halloran
Donal Ring
John Holohan
8305364385-21214
8
Risky QuiznessJonathan Williams (captain)
Daniel Fullard
Tony Rafferty
Rhonda Donaghey
Kevin McDermott
Karen Byrne
8305328380-52012
9
E=MC HammerBrian Murphy (captain)
Joseph O'Donoghue
Conor Murphy
Shane Butler
Seoan Webb
Alan Bouse
Dougie Russell
Colin Foster
8008317423-10622
Division 2PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifferenceBonusPoints
Division 2PWDLFADiffBPts
1
C4M2LMichael Gunn (captain)
Liam Rabbitte
Chris Joyce
Chris McKenzie
Colm Beirne
Martha Egan
Colm Ó Laoghóg
8602384334+50125
2
Thrown TogetherCathal Dunne (captain)
Alan McClarty
Martin Blake
Kevin Lawless
Tom Waddell
8602379332+47125
3
The UnderdogsMark Lynch (captain)
Stephen Costello
Liz Flynn
James Sherry
Morgan Casey
Cathy Goulding
Dave Finn
8512391332+59224
4
AsktheaudienceGerry Barrett (captain)
Tom Diffley
Tom Clarke
Stephen MacDonagh
Erin McBride
Damien White
8512360356+4022
5
The Kew ToursDerek Cray (captain)
Bernard Sellars
John Groarke
Colm Murphy
Colm O’Sullivan
8404357359-2319
6
The FloatersPaul Hughes (captain)
Brian O'Hanlon
Peter Lowney
Peter Smith
Pádraig McLoughlin
8314355348+7317
7
FFCKSSFiona Diffley (captain)
Kevin Conlon
Fariz Iqbal
Ciara Fitzpatrick
Shane Jackson
Stuart Redmond
8305353350+3315
8
The InquizitivesMaura Tobin
Audrey Maguire
Chris Devine
Kevin G Conroy
Christy Cooper
8215301345-44313
9
The HoneybadgersDarragh Buckley (captain)
Fintan O'Meara
David Carolan
Adam Nevin
Stephen Screeney
8008268392-12422
Division 3PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifferenceBonusPoints
Division 3PWDLFADiffBPts
1
The 4 of UsAilsa Watson
Rob Gilbert
Catherine Duffy
Sean Nolan
Patrick Conway
David Cruickshank
6600287208+79024
2
Eoin's Motley QEoin McCarthy
Collie Bartley
Andrew Tracey
Ian Woods
Others TBC
6402270231+39117
3
Poblacht na gCeisteannaWilliam Townsend
Ross Taylor
Alan Bracey
Cheyenne Fletcher
6402264233+31016
4
The Infamous Table MPat O'Connell
Gerry Kennedy
Colm Byrne
Ray McNamara
6303240244-4214
5
Jejah BombsHelen Bullock
Gavin Grace
Justin Wong
Edward Leonard
Adish Talwadker
John Murphy
6204239254-15210
6
Quizzie MaguireCiaran Gallagher
(others TBC)
5104197220-2315
7
Silver BacksRichelle Tracy
(others TBC)
5005135242-10700

Past results & questions