HURLING HAPPENINGS
1. Who captained Tipperary to win the 2025 All-Ireland SHC?
2. When was the last year that Kilkenny failed to reach the All-Ireland SHC semi-finals?
3. Who scored Galway’s late winner in the 2025 Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship final?
4. Which county won the minor All-Ireland hurling title in 2025?
5. Who managed Waterford in the 2025 SHC?
MIXED BAG 1
6. Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz each won two of the tennis men’s singles Grand Slam events in 2025 and accounted for three of the four losing finalist places – which German was the only other man to make a final?
7. Which Irish female athlete won a silver medal at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo?
8. Name either of Max Verstappen’s team-mates at Red Bull during the 2025 Formula 1 World Championship.
9. In February 2025, which American football team won Super Bowl LIX, in the process denying the Kansas City Chiefs an unprecedented three-in-a-row?
10. Which golfer won the 153rd Open Championship, which was held at Royal Portrush GC in July 2025?
25 YEARS AGO
11. At the time, what was unique about the timing of the 2000 All-Ireland SFC final replay between Kerry and Galway?
12. Where were the (summer) Olympic Games held in 2000?
13. Who did France beat with an extra-time golden goal in the Euro 2000 final?
14. Which hurler made his senior inter-county debut in 2000, coming on as a forward in a losing All-Ireland quarter-final but wearing a number 16 jersey, having been named as backup goalkeeper?
15. In 2000, Tiger Woods won three of golf’s majors – the US Open, the Open Championship and the PGA Championship, but who won the other one, the Masters Tournament?
SPORT OF KINGS
16. Sacrifice, published this year, is the name of a book written by which Irish jockey?
17. Which jockey retired in May, two days after recording a 575th winner on Ma Belle Etoile?
18. Which Irish jockey rode Lambourn to victory in the Epsom Derby in June at the age of 43?
19. Who regained the Irish jump racing champion jockey title in 2024-25, having won five in a row before Jack Kennedy’s 2023-24 win?
20. Name the father-and-son duo who had victory as trainer and jockey respectively to Nick Rockett, which won the 2025 Aintree Grand National?
10 August 2025; Carrie Dolan of Galway celebrates scoring the match winning point from a free during the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship final match between Cork and Galway at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile
MIXED BAG 2
21. Fiona Murtagh won a World Championship medal for Ireland in which sport in 2025?
22. Which three-time champion did Luke Littler defeat in the final of the PDC World Darts Championship in January 2025 to claim the title for the first time?
23. In 2025, the World Snooker Championship was won for the first time by a player from which country?
24. Which Dublin club retained the Domino’s Women’s Super League in 2024-25?
25. Co Down native Charlie Smyth, who is on the Orleans Saints team in the NFL, plays in which position?
FOOTBALL CRAZY
26. Which shirt number was Troy Parrott wearing for the Republic of Ireland in November when he scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Portugal and then a hat-trick in the 3-2 victory away to Hungary?
27. Which former Republic of Ireland international succeeded Damien Duff as Shelbourne manager in 2025?
28. For which Premier League club do Republic of Ireland internationals Caoimhín Kelleher and Nathan Collins play?
29. On which island off the coast of England was Republic of Ireland women’s national team manager Carla Ward born?
30. Which SSE Airtricity League of Ireland team plays their home games at Mounthawk Park?
16 November 2025; Troy Parrott of Republic of Ireland before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F Qualifier match between Hungary and Republic of Ireland at Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
OVAL OCCURRENCES
31. Which club won the 2024-25 Energia All-Ireland League, claiming the title for the fourth time?
32. Bordeaux Bègles’ win over Northampton Saints in the final of the 2024-25 European Rugby Champions’ Cup made it five straight French wins – which English club was the last non-French side to win it?
33. Who became the new head coach of Connacht in June 2025?
34. Which English sportswear company makes the Leinster rugby kit?
35. Name either of the Ireland co-captains for the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup.
MIXED BAG 3
36. Name the Irish cyclist who won a stage at the 2025 Tour de France.
37. Which New York course hosted the 2025 Ryder Cup?
38. Which female tennis player reached the final of three of the four women’s singles Grand Slam events in 2025?
39. Which Irish former 400m runner and now RTÉ broadcaster released a book this year entitled The Race?
40. Which American sprinter won both the women’s 100m and 200m races at the 2025 World Athletics Championships?
GAELIC
41. In which year did Jack O’Connor first manage Kerry to win the All-Ireland SFC?
42. Which club, who had won the All-Ireland Club SHC in 2017 and 2018, claimed the football equivalent in 2025?
43. Tyrone won the Dalata Hotel
All-Ireland U20FC in 2025 – which
county did they beat in the final?
44. In winning the GAA/GPA Footballer of The Year Award for a third time, Kerry’s David Clifford became the first man to be honoured in such a way – name either of the other two men to have won it more than once.
45. Which county won the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies’ SFC title, claiming the Brendan Martin Cup for the seventh time?
2026 AHOY
46. Name the US state which will host the 2026 Fifa World Cup final.
47. Which county has been promoted from the Joe McDonagh Cup to the 2026 Leinster SHC, replacing Antrim?
48. In 2026, which of these countries will the Republic of Ireland women’s team not face in the Women’s World Cup qualifiers – France, Netherlands or Sweden?
49. The 2025-26 European Rugby Champions’ Cup final will take place in the same city as it did for Leinster’s last win in 2018 – where?
50. Who is the new manager of the Mayo senior football team for 2026?
Scan the QR code to enter.
Online entries: you can enter the Christmas sports quiz online. Scan the QR code and fill in your answers on our form. Remember, in the interest of fairness, it is one entry per paper so you will need to fill in the code on the back cover of this paper.
Written entries: type or clearly write your answers in list format and attach this coupon to your answer sheet. Send your answers to: Irish Country Living Sport Quiz, Irish Farmers Journal, The Irish Farm Centre, Bluebell, Dublin 12. Please include your name, email, and phone number and state whether you agree to be contacted with news and offers from Irish Country Living.
Terms and Conditions: Online entries must have the valid code. Postal entries must have the valid coupon. Closing date for entries is 11 January 2026. Entries with 40+ correct answers will be entered into the prize draw. No staff of the Irish Farmers Journal, nor their family members are eligible to enter. Judges’ decisions are final. The winner will be offered a pair of All-Ireland tickets and they can decide whether they would like to attend the hurling or football final. Prizes cannot be exchanged for a monetary equivalent.
HURLING HAPPENINGS
1. Who captained Tipperary to win the 2025 All-Ireland SHC?
2. When was the last year that Kilkenny failed to reach the All-Ireland SHC semi-finals?
3. Who scored Galway’s late winner in the 2025 Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship final?
4. Which county won the minor All-Ireland hurling title in 2025?
5. Who managed Waterford in the 2025 SHC?
MIXED BAG 1
6. Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz each won two of the tennis men’s singles Grand Slam events in 2025 and accounted for three of the four losing finalist places – which German was the only other man to make a final?
7. Which Irish female athlete won a silver medal at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo?
8. Name either of Max Verstappen’s team-mates at Red Bull during the 2025 Formula 1 World Championship.
9. In February 2025, which American football team won Super Bowl LIX, in the process denying the Kansas City Chiefs an unprecedented three-in-a-row?
10. Which golfer won the 153rd Open Championship, which was held at Royal Portrush GC in July 2025?
25 YEARS AGO
11. At the time, what was unique about the timing of the 2000 All-Ireland SFC final replay between Kerry and Galway?
12. Where were the (summer) Olympic Games held in 2000?
13. Who did France beat with an extra-time golden goal in the Euro 2000 final?
14. Which hurler made his senior inter-county debut in 2000, coming on as a forward in a losing All-Ireland quarter-final but wearing a number 16 jersey, having been named as backup goalkeeper?
15. In 2000, Tiger Woods won three of golf’s majors – the US Open, the Open Championship and the PGA Championship, but who won the other one, the Masters Tournament?
SPORT OF KINGS
16. Sacrifice, published this year, is the name of a book written by which Irish jockey?
17. Which jockey retired in May, two days after recording a 575th winner on Ma Belle Etoile?
18. Which Irish jockey rode Lambourn to victory in the Epsom Derby in June at the age of 43?
19. Who regained the Irish jump racing champion jockey title in 2024-25, having won five in a row before Jack Kennedy’s 2023-24 win?
20. Name the father-and-son duo who had victory as trainer and jockey respectively to Nick Rockett, which won the 2025 Aintree Grand National?
10 August 2025; Carrie Dolan of Galway celebrates scoring the match winning point from a free during the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship final match between Cork and Galway at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile
MIXED BAG 2
21. Fiona Murtagh won a World Championship medal for Ireland in which sport in 2025?
22. Which three-time champion did Luke Littler defeat in the final of the PDC World Darts Championship in January 2025 to claim the title for the first time?
23. In 2025, the World Snooker Championship was won for the first time by a player from which country?
24. Which Dublin club retained the Domino’s Women’s Super League in 2024-25?
25. Co Down native Charlie Smyth, who is on the Orleans Saints team in the NFL, plays in which position?
FOOTBALL CRAZY
26. Which shirt number was Troy Parrott wearing for the Republic of Ireland in November when he scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Portugal and then a hat-trick in the 3-2 victory away to Hungary?
27. Which former Republic of Ireland international succeeded Damien Duff as Shelbourne manager in 2025?
28. For which Premier League club do Republic of Ireland internationals Caoimhín Kelleher and Nathan Collins play?
29. On which island off the coast of England was Republic of Ireland women’s national team manager Carla Ward born?
30. Which SSE Airtricity League of Ireland team plays their home games at Mounthawk Park?
16 November 2025; Troy Parrott of Republic of Ireland before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F Qualifier match between Hungary and Republic of Ireland at Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
OVAL OCCURRENCES
31. Which club won the 2024-25 Energia All-Ireland League, claiming the title for the fourth time?
32. Bordeaux Bègles’ win over Northampton Saints in the final of the 2024-25 European Rugby Champions’ Cup made it five straight French wins – which English club was the last non-French side to win it?
33. Who became the new head coach of Connacht in June 2025?
34. Which English sportswear company makes the Leinster rugby kit?
35. Name either of the Ireland co-captains for the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup.
MIXED BAG 3
36. Name the Irish cyclist who won a stage at the 2025 Tour de France.
37. Which New York course hosted the 2025 Ryder Cup?
38. Which female tennis player reached the final of three of the four women’s singles Grand Slam events in 2025?
39. Which Irish former 400m runner and now RTÉ broadcaster released a book this year entitled The Race?
40. Which American sprinter won both the women’s 100m and 200m races at the 2025 World Athletics Championships?
GAELIC
41. In which year did Jack O’Connor first manage Kerry to win the All-Ireland SFC?
42. Which club, who had won the All-Ireland Club SHC in 2017 and 2018, claimed the football equivalent in 2025?
43. Tyrone won the Dalata Hotel
All-Ireland U20FC in 2025 – which
county did they beat in the final?
44. In winning the GAA/GPA Footballer of The Year Award for a third time, Kerry’s David Clifford became the first man to be honoured in such a way – name either of the other two men to have won it more than once.
45. Which county won the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies’ SFC title, claiming the Brendan Martin Cup for the seventh time?
2026 AHOY
46. Name the US state which will host the 2026 Fifa World Cup final.
47. Which county has been promoted from the Joe McDonagh Cup to the 2026 Leinster SHC, replacing Antrim?
48. In 2026, which of these countries will the Republic of Ireland women’s team not face in the Women’s World Cup qualifiers – France, Netherlands or Sweden?
49. The 2025-26 European Rugby Champions’ Cup final will take place in the same city as it did for Leinster’s last win in 2018 – where?
50. Who is the new manager of the Mayo senior football team for 2026?
Scan the QR code to enter.
Online entries: you can enter the Christmas sports quiz online. Scan the QR code and fill in your answers on our form. Remember, in the interest of fairness, it is one entry per paper so you will need to fill in the code on the back cover of this paper.
Written entries: type or clearly write your answers in list format and attach this coupon to your answer sheet. Send your answers to: Irish Country Living Sport Quiz, Irish Farmers Journal, The Irish Farm Centre, Bluebell, Dublin 12. Please include your name, email, and phone number and state whether you agree to be contacted with news and offers from Irish Country Living.
Terms and Conditions: Online entries must have the valid code. Postal entries must have the valid coupon. Closing date for entries is 11 January 2026. Entries with 40+ correct answers will be entered into the prize draw. No staff of the Irish Farmers Journal, nor their family members are eligible to enter. Judges’ decisions are final. The winner will be offered a pair of All-Ireland tickets and they can decide whether they would like to attend the hurling or football final. Prizes cannot be exchanged for a monetary equivalent.
SHARING OPTIONS