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Give it a lash: 100 questions to test your Irishness

Win a €250 Kenny’s hamper, delivered anywhere in the world. Ah, go on, go on, go on ....

Question 100: What was Father Ted’s routine explanation for alleged financial misconduct?
Question 100: What was Father Ted’s routine explanation for alleged financial misconduct?
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Eoin Butler
Sat Mar 16 2019 - 06:00

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Kennys.ie: the winner receives a hamper of Irish books worth €250 from Ireland’s largest online bookshop
Kennys.ie: the winner receives a hamper of Irish books worth €250 from Ireland’s largest online bookshop

If you know the answers to these and the rest of our 100 questions, you could win a hamper of Irish books worth €250 from Kennys.ie, Ireland’s largest online bookshop, with free delivery worldwide. Kennys.ie is the online store of Kenny’s Bookshop in Galway.

The competition is now closed, but you can still play just for fun.

Organisers of the Dublin parade estimated that about 500,000 spectators lined the streets of the capital for a parade billed as a “celebration of Irish storytelling”. Video: Kathleen Harris

The closing date is March 25th, 2019, at 10pm GMT, and the winner will be announced in the Irish Times Magazine on Saturday, April 6th, 2019. You can read the competition's terms and conditions here.

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