IT’S BEEN ALMOST forty years since Pope’s John Paul II’s visit to Ireland. From 29th September to 1st October his trip induced a Beatlemania type reaction among the Irish population.
Jaysus, what a siege!
Ireland is a very different place nowadays – there’s a lot less brown and orange clothing for one thing – but how much do you know about Ireland during 1979?
The smash hit song of the summer was...?
Dancing Queen - Abba
The Tide Is High - Blondie
I Don't Like Mondays - The Boomtown Rats
Who was the Taoiseach when the Pope visited?
On 15th June, Gráinne Cronin made history as the first female...?
TD to be re-elected three times.
Aer Lingus pilot to receive her wings
principal of an all-boys school?
All of the following people were born in 1979, but who was still in utero when the Pope visited?
Sam Boal
Brian O'Driscoll
Sam Boal
Amy Huberman
Sam Boal
Leo Varadkar
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Paul O'Connell
The day after the Pope left Ireland, who made their debut as a reporter on the current affairs programme Frontline?
Sam Boal
Miriam O'Callaghan
LEON FARRELL/PHOTOCALL IRELAND
Anne Doyle
Photocall Ireland!
Mary McAleese
Who won the All-Ireland Senior Football?
Dublin
Kerry
Armagh
Roscommon
In 1979's Reeling In The Years, what craze did RTÉ's Áine O'Connor report on?
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Ice-skating
Aerobics
Roller disco
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You scored out of !
Eek! You got 0 out of 7.
You know nothing Jon Snow.
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You scored out of !
Eek! You only got 1 out of 7.
You know nothing Jon Snow.
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You scored out of !
Eek! You only got 2 out of 7.
You know nothing Jon Snow.
HBO
You scored out of !
Eek! You only got 3 out of 7.
You know nothing Jon Snow.
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You scored out of !
Fair play, you got 4 out of 7!
You must be a child of the 60s to remember so much!
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You scored out of !
Fair play, you got 5 out of 7!
You must be a child of the 60s to remember so much!
You scored out of !
Wow, you got 6 out of 7!
You must be a child of the 60s to remember so much!
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You scored out of !
Wow you got 7 out of 7!
You must be a child of the 60s to remember so much!