IE Quiz 5/9

Taoiseach Mícheál Martin was under fire this week for referring to the controversy over leaked and deleted Government text messages as 'melodrama' and 'over-dramatics'. This is in obvious reference to the texts between Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and former TD Katherine Zappone ahead of her attempted appointment to a UN envoy job - but from which Dublin restaurant were they sent?

RTÉ's new season of drama includes heavyweight star quality, with Hollywood's Charlie Cox starring in crime drama 'Kin'. Which Marvel superhero has he portrayed on Netflix?

On which streaming service will Irish boxing icon Katie Taylor's matches now air exclusively, following the ending of promoter Eddie Hearn's agreement with Sky television after 25 years?

Today (Sunday) sees which one-day festival happen at Doneraile Park in North Cork?

Cobh man Alex Lynch got top marks in all of his Leaving Certificate subjects, as revealed by the exam results this week. What is the highest grade a student can receive?

Which water-dwelling animal has become an in-demand pet in recent times, stemming from a growing fandom on the Internet, including being added to videogame titan Minecraft?

Fashion house Balenciaga this week caught attention for attempting to launch a €3000 version of what item of clothing?

A 24-year-old American woman this week submitted a fake Covid-19 vaccination card to visit Hawaii with a glaring (yet amusing) error that led to her arrest. What was it?

Guitar legend Rory Gallagher's legacy continues to be celebrated by loyal Leeside fans, including a September 18 concert featuring tribute act Sinnerboy, replicating the great man's 1985 gig at which venue?

September 12 sees the world's best contenders gather at Downpatrick Head in Co Mayo, for the Red Bull-sponsored world championships of which extreme sport?