Friday, 16 October 2026
Journey #004 answers
Every answer that counted, from the commonest to the rarest. Not played it yet? Play this journey first.
Name a word the Ceann Comhairle has ruled out of order in the Dáil.
Insults and charges listed as disorderly in the Dáil's Salient Rulings of the Chair (2011 edition), from its list of names to claims of lying or corruption.
Robin10 km
- Liar (or lying)
Hedgehog25 km
- Chancer
Red Fox40 km
- Hypocrite
Irish Hare55 km
- Buffoon
- Corrupt
- Coward
- Drunk (any hint of it)
- Fascist (aimed at a member)
- Gurrier
- Rat
- Scumbag
Red Squirrel75 km
- Brat
- Circus (about the Dáil)
- Communist
- Corner boy
- Criminal
- Dishonest
- Farce (about the Dáil)
- Guttersnipe
- Rogue
- Scoundrel
- Yahoo
Golden Eagle100 km
- Black marketeer
- Blackmailer
- Bribed
- Cooking the books
- Deceitful
- Embezzler
- Fraud
- Handbagging
- Murderer
- Perjurer
- Scurrilous
- Seditious libel
- Slander machine (about the Dáil)
- Smuggler
- Thief
Name a lough covering 15 square kilometres or more.
Freshwater lakes or reservoirs on the island of at least 15 km². A lough split into Upper and Lower parts is one answer.
Robin10 km
- Lough Neagh
Hedgehog25 km
- Lough Corrib
- Lough Derg
Red Fox40 km
- Lough Erne
- Lough Mask
- Lough Ree
Irish Hare55 km
- Lough Allen
- Lough Conn
- Lough Leane
Red Squirrel75 km
- Lough Melvin
- Lough Sheelin
- Poulaphouca Reservoir
Golden Eagle100 km
- Lough Carra
Name a member of U2, Westlife, Boyzone or The Corrs.
Any past or present member, including early line-ups who left before the first record (Westlife's forerunner IOYOU counts). Touring musicians don't.
Robin10 km
- Bono (U2)
Hedgehog25 km
- Ronan Keating (Boyzone)
Red Fox40 km
- Andrea Corr (The Corrs)
- Shane Filan (Westlife)
- The Edge (U2)
Irish Hare55 km
- Adam Clayton (U2)
- Brian McFadden (Westlife)
- Keith Duffy (Boyzone)
- Kian Egan (Westlife)
- Larry Mullen Jr (U2)
- Mark Feehily (Westlife)
- Nicky Byrne (Westlife)
- Shane Lynch (Boyzone)
- Sharon Corr (The Corrs)
- Stephen Gately (Boyzone)
Red Squirrel75 km
- Caroline Corr (The Corrs)
- Jim Corr (The Corrs)
- Mikey Graham (Boyzone)
Golden Eagle100 km
- Derrick Lacey (IOYOU)
- Dik Evans (U2, 1976–78)
- Graham Keighron (IOYOU)
- Ivan McCormick (U2, 1976)
- Mark Walton (Boyzone, 1993)
- Michael Garrett (IOYOU)
- Richard Rock (Boyzone, 1993)
Name one of Ireland's 100 most common surnames in 1890.
From Registrar-General Robert Matheson's official count of births registered in 1890. O' and Mac forms and spelling variants count as the same name.
Hedgehog25 km
- Murphy
Red Fox40 km
- Kelly
- O'Brien
Irish Hare55 km
- Byrne
- Connor (O'Connor)
- Doyle
- McCarthy
- O'Neill
- Reilly (O'Reilly)
- Ryan
- Sullivan (O'Sullivan)
- Walsh
Red Squirrel75 km
- Brennan
- Burke
- Callaghan (O'Callaghan)
- Carroll
- Collins
- Connell (O'Connell)
- Connolly
- Daly
- Doherty
- Dunne
- Farrell
- Fitzgerald
- Flynn
- Gallagher
- Kavanagh
- Kennedy
- Lynch
- Maguire
- McLaughlin
- Murray
- Nolan
- O'Donnell
- Quinn
- Shea (O'Shea)
- Smith
Golden Eagle100 km
- Barry
- Bell
- Boyle
- Brady
- Brown
- Buckley
- Burns
- Campbell
- Casey
- Clarke
- Cullen
- Cunningham
- Donnelly
- Donovan (O'Donovan)
- Duffy
- Dwyer (O'Dwyer)
- Fitzpatrick
- Flanagan
- Foley
- Graham
- Griffin
- Hayes
- Healy
- Higgins
- Hogan
- Hughes
- Johnston
- Kane
- Keane
- Keeffe (O'Keeffe)
- Kenny
- King
- Leary (O'Leary)
- Lyons
- Magee
- Maher
- Mahony (O'Mahony)
- Martin
- McDermott
- McDonald
- McDonnell
- McGrath
- McKenna
- McMahon
- McNamara
- Moloney
- Moore
- Moran
- Mullan
- Power
- Regan (O'Regan)
- Reid
- Robinson
- Rourke (O'Rourke)
- Scott
- Sheehan
- Stewart
- Sweeney
- Thompson
- Ward
- Whelan
- White
- Wilson
Name an Ireland rugby player with 100 or more Test caps.
Players with 100+ Test caps for Ireland as of October 2026. British & Irish Lions Tests don't count towards the total.
Robin10 km
- Brian O'Driscoll
Hedgehog25 km
- Johnny Sexton
- Ronan O'Gara
Red Fox40 km
- Conor Murray
- Paul O'Connell
- Rory Best
Irish Hare55 km
- Cian Healy
- Keith Earls
- Peter O'Mahony
Red Squirrel75 km
- John Hayes
Name a member state of the EU, in Irish.
The Irish name of any of the 27 EU member states as of 2026, Ireland included.
Robin10 km
- An Fhrainc (France)
Hedgehog25 km
- An Ghearmáin (Germany)
- An Iodáil (Italy)
- An Spáinn (Spain)
Red Fox40 km
- Éire (Ireland)
Irish Hare55 km
- An Bheilg (Belgium)
- An Ghréig (Greece)
- An Ísiltír (Netherlands)
- An Phortaingéil (Portugal)
Red Squirrel75 km
- An Chipir (Cyprus)
- An Chróit (Croatia)
- An Danmhairg (Denmark)
- An Fhionlainn (Finland)
- An Ostair (Austria)
- An Pholainn (Poland)
- An Rómáin (Romania)
- An tSualainn (Sweden)
- An Ungáir (Hungary)
- Lucsamburg (Luxembourg)
- Málta (Malta)
Golden Eagle100 km
- An Bhulgáir (Bulgaria)
- An Eastóin (Estonia)
- An Laitvia (Latvia)
- An Liotuáin (Lithuania)
- An tSeicia (Czechia)
- An tSlóivéin (Slovenia)
- An tSlóvaic (Slovakia)
Name an airport in Ireland with scheduled passenger flights.
Airports and airstrips on the island of Ireland with scheduled passenger flights in 2026, small island airstrips included.
Robin10 km
- Dublin Airport
Hedgehog25 km
- Cork Airport
- Shannon Airport
Red Fox40 km
- Ireland West Airport Knock
Irish Hare55 km
- Belfast International Airport
- George Best Belfast City Airport
- Kerry Airport
Red Squirrel75 km
- City of Derry Airport
- Donegal Airport
Golden Eagle100 km
- Connemara Airport
- Inis Meáin Aerodrome
- Inis Mór Aerodrome
- Inis Oírr Aerodrome