IE Weekly Quiz 21/11

Irish singer-songwriter and confirmed national treasure Christy Moore this week received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards, marking a seven-decade body of work. But in which group did he rise to national prominence?

A Manchester United star is rumoured to want out of the team, in search of more regular soccer ahead of next year's World Cup. Who's allegedly got itchy feet?

Which Christmas student tradition kicked off in Cork and other cities this week - predating the entire month of December by two weeks?

Which European country is allowing its citizens to partake in same-sex marriages from July 1 of next year, honouring a recent referendum result?

It was handbags at dawn in the Dáil this week as Taoiseach Mícheál Martin and Labour party leader Alan Kelly came to verbal blows on Wednesday over an off-mic exchange the previous evening. What was it about?

What have editors of the Cambridge Dictionary announced as their word of the year for 2021?

Next Friday sees Christmas season officially kick off for many, with the live airing of which annual RTÉ telly staple?

Which technology multinational this week announced a self-service repair scheme for its devices, responding to fierce backlash over its attempts to stop third parties from fixing them and staving off forced obsolescence?

What island in Cobh Harbour shares its name with an essential material for building?

A live-action remake of which acclaimed Japanese animation series debuted on US streaming service Netflix this past Friday?