Irish Quiz League: Season 5

Season 5 of the Zoom-based Irish Quiz League was held between January and March 2025, and consisted of 24 teams from across Ireland and beyond.

  • The 24 teams were arranged into three divisions, each with 8 teams.
  • The season ran for seven weeks, between January 20th and March 31st 2025 – as usual, 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 in 2026.
  • At the end of the League season, for the third time we ran an IQL Cup knock-out competition from late April to early June. Results of this competition can be see on the IQL Cup 2025 page.

Roll of honour:

Division 1

  • Champions: The Rollin’ Estonians (€300 cash prize)
    • Patrick Carthy (captain)
    • Clive Dunning
    • Gearóid Grogan
    • James Harpin
    • Kevin Finn
    • Paul Curtayne
  • Runners-up: The O’Gravitons (€150)
    • Dan O’Sullivan (captain)
    • Chris Harrison
    • Donal O’Driscoll
    • Joe Mac Sweeney
    • Martina Quinn
    • Paul Culloty
    • Thomas Keating

Division 2

  • Champions: E=MC Hammer (€200 prize + promotion to Div 1)
    • Joseph O’Donoghue (captain)
    • Alan Slattery
    • Brian Murphy
    • Colin Foster
    • Conor Murphy
    • Dougie Russell
    • Seoan Webb
    • Sid Iyer
    • Tom Lenihan
  • Runners-up: The 4 of Us (€120 + promotion)
    • Ailsa Watson (captain)
    • Catherine Duffy
    • David Cruickshank
    • Patrick Conway
    • Rob Gilbert
    • Sean Nolan

Division 3

  • Champions: Jedwardians (€150 + promotion to Div 2)
    • Edward Leonard (captain)
    • Drew Hendry
    • Lisa Wynne
    • Margaret Brown
    • Paul Ryan
    • Robert McDermott
    • Sanveer Singh Puri
  • Runners-up: Bob Scratchitts (€100 + promotion)
    • Barry Kennedy (captain)
    • Alex O’Brien
    • Andrew Downey
    • David Lea
    • Fergus Quilligan
    • Jim McGlinchey

Season 5 league tables & results:

Division 1PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifferenceBonusPoints
Division 1PWDLFADiffBPts
1The Rollin' Estonians
ⓘPatrick Carthy (captain)
Clive Dunning
Gearóid Grogan
James Harpin
Kevin Finn
Paul Curtayne
7601365327+38226
2The O'Gravitons
ⓘDaniel O'Sullivan (captain)
Donal O'Driscoll
Joe Mac Sweeney
Paul Culloty
Thomas Keating
Chris Harrison
Martina Quinn
7502353331+22121
3Thrown Together
ⓘCathal Dunne (captain)
Alan McClarty
Gerry Barrett
Jason Butler
Kevin Lawless
Tom Diffley
Tom Waddell
7403334349-15117
4A Tribe called Cheist
ⓘFrank Tobin (captain)
Brian Craythorne
Callum McClements
Darragh Ennis
Gary Stephens
Liam Thom
Mick Lee
7313328327+1317
5The Underdogs
ⓘMark Lynch (captain)
Cathy Goulding
Dave Finn
Eoin Cotter
James Sherry
7304350330+20416
6Interprovinziale
ⓘPaddy Duffy (captain)
Dave McBryan
Brian Shaw
Carol Cronin
Patrick Conway
Rick O'Shea
Aidan McQuade
7313347329+18115
7FFLKSS
ⓘFiona Diffley (captain)
Fariz Iqbal
Liz Flynn
Kevin Conlon
Stanley Wang
Stuart Redmond
7304327335-8214
8Aldo Bream Sleeps With The Fishes
ⓘEamonn O'Riordan (captain)
Alan King
Brian O'Halloran
Donal Ring
John Holohan
7007282358-7633
Division 2PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifferenceBonusPoints
Division 2PWDLFADiffBPts
1E=MC Hammer
ⓘJoseph O'Donoghue (captain)
Alan Slattery
Brian Murphy
Colin Foster
Conor Murphy
Dougie Russell
Seoan Webb
Sid Iyer
Tom Lenihan
7520353301+52024
2The 4 of Us
ⓘAilsa Watson (captain)
Catherine Duffy
David Cruickshank
Patrick Conway
Rob Gilbert
Sean Nolan
7412330294+36422
3C4M2L
ⓘMichael Gunn (captain)
Chris Joyce
Chris McKenzie
Colm Beirne
Colm Ó Laoghóg
Liam Rabbitte
Martha Egan
Niall Duddy
7412317310+7220
4The Floaters
ⓘPaul Hughes (captain)
Brian O'Hanlon
Peter Lowney
Peter Smith
Pádraig McLoughlin
7223295306-11416
5Eoin's Motley Q
ⓘEoin McCarthy (captain)
Andrew Tracey
Collie Bartley
Ian Wolfe
Michael Heary
7304316301+15315
6The Kew Tours
ⓘDerek Cray (captain)
Bernard Sellars
John Groarke
Colm Murphy
Colm O’Sullivan
7214291328-37212
7The Infamous Table M
ⓘPat O'Connell (captain)
Brian Nolan
Colm Byrne
Gerry Kennedy
Ray McNamara
Steve Ashley
7214282333-51212
8Trauma Guessed
ⓘGavin Grace (captain)
Gilles Bourque
Majella Moore
Nichola Butler
Padraig Denihan
Paul McElwee
Roisin Matthews
7205292303-11311
Division 3PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifferenceBonusPoints
Division 3PWDLFADiffBPts
1Jedwardians
ⓘEdward Leonard (captain)
Drew Hendry
Lisa Wynne
Margaret Brown
Paul Ryan
Robert McDermott
Sanveer Singh Puri
7403292254+38319
2Bob Scratchitts
ⓘBarry Kennedy (captain)
Alex O'Brien
Andrew Downey
David Lea
Fergus Quilligan
Jim McGlinchey
7412281252+29119
3Risky Quizness
ⓘJonathan Williams (captain)
Daniel Fullard
Karen Byrne
Kevin McDermott
Tony Rafferty
Vincent O'Connor
7403265257+8218
4American Werewolves in Ireland
ⓘArmand Sanchez (captain)
Daniel K. Lee
Joshua Davey
Kimberley Debus
Rahim Dina
7403259256+3218
5The Inquizitives
ⓘMaura Tobin (captain)
Audrey Maguire
Chris Devine
Kevin G Conroy
Christy Cooper
7403241251-10117
6The Corofinners
ⓘJanet Buell (captain)
Brona McBreen
Caroline McDonnell
(other team members TBC)
7313256257-1216
7Abnormal People
ⓘRose Curtin (captain)
Andy Greeley
Jeffrey Seguritan
Jillian Tattersall
Mykal Duffy
Shanine Salmon
7304284271+13315
8Sparky's Sisters
ⓘDavid Murphy (captain)
Graham Jones
Paul Murphy
Steven Dunwell
7106181261-8026

Past results & questions: