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Which Sinn Féin representative visited Ibrahim Halawa in jail on Monday?
Matt Carthy
Lynn Boylan

Gerry Adams
Martin McGuinness
A minion blocked a road in Dublin on Monday. Where in Dublin?
Santry
Artane

Coolock
Swords
Two people were shot dead at a party in Toronto hosted by which rapper?
Dr Dre
Drake

Eminem
Lil Wayne
Work installing the Luas Cross-City tracks started this week. How far will it go on Dublin's northside?
Harristown
Drumcondra

Broombridge
Finglas
It was revealed that which food ended the Cloverhill prison riot last week?
Curry chips
Burgers

Chicken balls
Snack boxes
Which Naval Service vessel has been in action in the Mediterranean this week?
LÉ Aisling
LÉ Orla

LÉ Ciara
LÉ Niamh
Actor George Cole died. Which show made his name?
Upstairs Downstairs
Allo Allo

Open All Hours
Minder
Dil Wickremasinghe breastfed live on which TV3 show?
Xpose
Ireland AM

The Late Review
Midday
Which STI has surged in Dublin?
Chlamydia
Syphilis

Herpes
Genital warts
North Korea has decided to change what?
Its leader
Its currency

Its time zone
Its capital
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    Mute Dylan Drein
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    Aug 7th 2015, 7:39 PM

    Ibrahim tore up my chances of a 10/10 just like he did his own Irish passport.

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    Aug 7th 2015, 7:41 PM

    Too funny!

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    Mute Ronan McDermott
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    Aug 9th 2015, 4:15 AM

    Not being a wise ass but did that guy actually tear up the passport ? I’ve seen reference to it in comments numerous times but never in an actual article

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    Aug 7th 2015, 8:57 PM

    Booooooooooom 10/10
    A snack box for me tonight

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    Mute Chris O Neill Cabra
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    Aug 8th 2015, 11:59 AM

    The Minion pic is already my photo of the year. I never stop smiling when I see it..absolute classic.

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    Aug 7th 2015, 7:34 PM

    Top dog! Wooo

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    Mute Tweety McTweeter
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    Aug 7th 2015, 7:38 PM

    Sweet. I skipped the article and went straight down to the comments because I was curious to know how Supernova got on

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    Mute Supernova
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    Aug 7th 2015, 7:41 PM

    I do the same sometimes before I start a quiz

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    Aug 8th 2015, 10:21 AM

    *So* tempted to answer she breastfed on Xpose …

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    Mute Jimmy Murphy
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    Aug 8th 2015, 1:04 AM

    6/10. That has to be worth a curry chip at least

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    Aug 8th 2015, 10:09 AM

    8/10. That might be worth a snack box. But not onion rings. I don’t deserve onion rings.

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    Mute Philip Cooper
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    Aug 8th 2015, 10:16 AM

    Darn geographical Dublin dubliny dub dub !!!

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    Mute Itsthe Law
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    Aug 8th 2015, 10:35 AM

    Why are important story’s like this not covered by Journal.ie, Don’t they know about them ?

    http://www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/watchdog-waited-years-before-acting-on-tracker-scandal-31436266.html

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    Mute Ciaran Farrell
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    Aug 8th 2015, 8:33 PM

    Maybe they were like Nidge back in the day;” I don’t know what a tracker mortgage is!”

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