Mel Nolan, a legend of Irish motorsport known as The Flying Corkman, has urged someone to break his Irish land speed record, set 40 years ago this week on Cork's Carrigrohane Straight. What's the speed to beat?
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184.1mph
185.1mph
186.1mph
Education minister Simon Harris this week signed the order to dissolve two ITs to make way for the new Technological University of the Shannon, the third TU to be formed in Ireland. Which two ITs have merged to create it?
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Tralee and Cork IT
LIT Thurles and LIT Clonmel
Limerick and Athlone IT
Which Parisian landmark finally reopened to visitors this past week, despite France's tougher new Covid restrictions?
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The Eiffel Tower
The Arc de Triomphe
The Louvre
Pop icon Elton John announced his retirement tour for next summer, including his final European date at a major GAA stadium. Where will the sun go down on a chapter of his touring career?
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Croke Park
Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Semple Stadium
Guinea impatiens is the proper name for which garden favourite?
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Lamb's ear lettuce
Everlasting Sweetpea
Bizzy Lizzy
Yesterday was the hottest day in Northern Irish history, driving the mercury up to 31 degrees Celsius and pushing past the previous record, set in 1983, which was...?
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30.6 degrees
30.7 degrees
30.8 degrees
Which classic Nintendo 64 videogame raised eyebrows this week when a sealed, unopened copy fetched €1.39 million at auction in the US?
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Goldeneye 007
Super Mario 64
F-Zero X
The Government is under pressure to sign up to an international accord unifying corporation tax to 15%, in a bid to address economic inequality and the issue of tax havens. What is the current rate?
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12.5%
13%
13.5%
David Balfe, a spoken-word artist and music producer (pictured above), has seen his debut album come in for praise in the Irish Examiner's Great Irish Summer podcast this week. But what name does he (and his debut LP) go by?
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Participant
For Those I Love
Trick Mist
Which Marvel Comics antagonist saw his self-titled streaming series come to an end for its first season this week, on the Disney+ service?
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Mysterio
Thanos
Loki
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