The Irish Quiz Organisation is delighted to announce the fourth edition of the Irish Quizzing Championships quiz weekend.
VENUE: Ashbourne House Hotel, Fredrick Street, Ashbourne, Co Meath, A84 XN15
DATES: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October 2025
The Championships consist of two of our biggest annual events run on consecutive days: The Irish Open individual quiz and the Irish Interprovincials team quiz, plus additional team and individual events to make an entire weekend of quizzing fun!
⚠️IMPORTANT: Quizzers planning to attend must RSVP by MONDAY 29th SEPTEMBER using this form:
https://forms.gle/MzyctV7we7xcHvBu8
(A limited number of walk-ins will be allowed for those who have not pre-registered, but you won’t be guaranteed to play on the provincial team of your choice)
***FULL EVENT DETAILS:***
On the Saturday we’ll be holding our Irish Interprovincials quiz tournament, an annual team competition first held in 2019. This day-long tournament pits Ulster vs Connacht vs Munster vs Leinster in a 4-way quiz showdown.
Entrants can compete for the province of their birth, the province where they live, or any province that they have a connection to.
Also on Saturday, we will be running the October edition of the Quest Grand Prix – a monthly individual written quiz set by the UK-based British Quiz Association. (Despite the name, it isn’t a quiz about motorsport!)
Then on Sunday we’ll be hosting the 11th annual Irish Open, an individual quiz event that over the course of 240 questions seeks to find the best quizzer in Ireland.
Finally, we’ll round off the weekend on Sunday afternoon with a fun team quiz (teams made up on the day) and an individual buzzer quiz.
All the events are open to everyone, whether newcomers or quiz veterans, and players are welcome to attend 1 day or both as they wish.
The entry fee will be as follows:
One day only: €15 per person
Both days: €25 per person
If you are planning to attend, please RSVP using the following form:
https://forms.gle/MzyctV7we7xcHvBu8 – we will contact you with payment details after you RSVP.
***PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE:***
SATURDAY 4th:
10.00-10.30: Arrival/registration
10.30-12.15: Quest Grand Prix individual quiz
12.15-12.45: Grand Prix marking
12.45-13.30: Lunch break
13.30-14.30: Interprovincials match 1 (Connacht v Leinster, Ulster v Munster)
14.30-15.30: Interprovincials match 2 (Connacht v Ulster, Leinster v Munster)
15.30-16.00: Coffee break
16.00-17.00: Interprovincials match 3 (Connacht v Munster, Ulster v Leinster)
17.00-18.00: Interprovincials final
18.00-18.30: Prizegiving
18.30 onwards: dinner, socialising etc.
SUNDAY 5th:
10.30-11.00: Arrive
11.00-12.00: Irish Open paper 1
12.00-12.15: Paper 1 marking
12.15-12.30: Coffee break
12.30-13.30: Irish Open paper 2
13.30-13.45: Paper 2 marking
13.45-14.30: Lunch break
14.30-16.00: Fun team quiz
16.00-17.00: Individual buzzer quiz
17.00: Finish
***TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATION:***
Ashbourne House Hotel is 25 mins from Dublin airport by car/taxi.
The 109A Bus Éireann route runs every 60 mins between the airport and the hotel, and takes approx. 40 mins.
From Dublin city centre, the 103 Bus Éireann route runs 1-2 times an hour from Beresford Place, and takes approx. 40 mins.
(In both cases, the “AIB” stop is the closest one to the hotel)
For those driving, the hotel is in the centre of Ashbourne town, just minutes from the M2 motorway, and free parking is available at the hotel.
As for accommodation: Ashbourne House Hotel itself is full on Saturday night, but does have multiple rooms available on Fri & Sun nights. Plus the usual accommodation options are available in Ashbourne and surrounding areas via Booking.com, Airbnb.ie, etc.
***INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE VENUES:***
We’d be delighted if any quizzers from around the world would like to run a local satellite venue for the Irish Open on Sunday 5th – please let us know at:
https://forms.gle/KPohZVZscYndwise7
The questions will be international in scope and NOT Irish-specific: for a sample, take a look at the Irish Open 2024 questions at
https://quizireland.ie/events/irish-open-2024/
Note, only scores at our Irish venue in Ashbourne will count towards the official results, but we will post all international scores on quizireland.ie.
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