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Quiz: It's been a rollercoaster of a political week - but how much do you remember?

Test yourself.

WITH THE LOCAL and European elections finally over (Ireland South’s recount aside), we wanted to see if you were paying attention to what went on this election season. 

European election candidate Ben Gilroy garnered a lot of attention for his campaign video which featured him smashing through plaster walls with a hurley. What did Gilroy NOT promise to get rid of if elected?
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State corruption

Cyclists
Constitution violations
Staying on the campaign trail. MEP for Midlands Northwest Maria Walsh ran a 90s nostalgia style online video, facing some criticism for it. What did Walsh say she remembered from the 90s?
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Pay phones
Preparations for Y2K

Fruit Salads
The election of John Bruton as Taoiseach.
What is the age of Ireland's oldest councillor Ian McGarvey? He retained his seat on Donegal County Council last weekend.
91
89

82
86
How many members of the Healy-Rae family were elected to Kerry County Council?
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3
8

5
1
Which newly elected Dublin MEP jokingly said this to reporters in the RDS: “We’ve seen a big swing over the weekend – well, we’ve seen many swings over the weekend, and swings can be dangerous things…”?
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Ciarán Cuffe
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Clare Daly

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Barry Andrews
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France Fitzgerald
Independent Cllr Mannix Flynn compared what political group and its supporters to the “Taliban or Isis” for their behaviour in the RDS?
Fianna Fáil
Fine Gael

People Before Profit
Sinn Féin
In the case of the European elections and divorce referendum, how much did the ballot papers cost the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government?
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€350,000
€500,000

€250,000
€800,000
Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy was swarmed when he arrived at RDS last weekend, but by who?
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Fans
Protestors

Bees
His roommates
Which electorate voted to have a directly-elected mayor in its city?
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Waterford
Limerick

Dublin
Cork
A full recount has been ordered for the Ireland South constituency. How many votes separate the Green Party’s Grace O’Sullivan and Sinn Féin’s Liadh Ní Riadha after the 18th count?
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423
327

52
279
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    Mute Hairy lemon
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    Apr 16th 2014, 7:39 AM

    Summary: Fat cat on huge money says prices should be rising faster so his job would be easier….

    Nothing of the people (who pay his salary) and the effect of rising prices on those stretched folk.

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    Apr 16th 2014, 7:50 AM

    It’s a bit more complicated than that. Rising inflation reduces effective debt burden. It also includes wage inflation.

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    Apr 16th 2014, 8:25 AM

    Corrigan is one of the few competent people we have on Team Ireland.

    You expect him to ditch his mandate to fund the state as economically as possible and instead do what?

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    Apr 16th 2014, 11:39 PM

    @Jim. Are you saying it is more complicated than a one line summary…??? Really…!

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    Apr 16th 2014, 7:35 AM

    Once Germany is happy that’s all I worry about.

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    Apr 16th 2014, 7:43 AM

    Oh wait the coping classes have not entirely gone under yet!

    Let’s throw some petrol on the fire and rack up the interest rates to ensure the wealthy banksters get a better return on their cash.

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    Apr 16th 2014, 7:40 AM

    The inflation rate suits the German economy. One of the few countries in Europe that benefit from the Euro.

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    Apr 16th 2014, 8:58 AM

    We are a experiment ,the paddy is a experiment , are their eyes bulging yet ,keep going and see what happens

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    Apr 16th 2014, 8:56 AM

    Merkel’s representative on earth! Take a bow, sir!

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    Apr 16th 2014, 10:40 AM

    Well we’re hardly going to have healthy inflation (or much inflation of any kind) if there’s flatlining consumer spending.

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