Wikipedia

Let’s go. It’s time to test some very specific Irish knowledge. As with part one of this quiz, we’ll provide you with a snippet from the Wikipedia of a well-known Irish individual. All we ask of you is to match the information to the human being in question. Away you go…

Let’s go. It’s time to test some very specific Irish knowledge. As with part one of this quiz, we’ll provide you with a snippet from the Wikipedia of a well-known Irish individual. All we ask of you is to match the information to the human being in question. Away you go…

4 years ago

Wikipedia reveal their top 25 most viewed pages of 2019

What have we been learning about this year? No matter what your college professors tell you, Wikipedia is actually a pretty valuable resource for anyone who wants to learn about pretty much everything, so much so that it’s kind of hard to imagine what people did before it. In a blog post this week, Wikipedia […]

What have we been learning about this year? No matter what your college professors tell you, Wikipedia is actually a pretty valuable resource for anyone who wants to learn about pretty much everything, so much so that it’s kind of hard to imagine what people did before it. In a blog post this week, Wikipedia […]

6 years ago

The 50 most read articles on Wikipedia in 2017 include India, Get Out and Millenials

It was a big year for Wikipedia. The 50 most read articles on Wikipedia in 2017 have been revealed with the help of nine frequent-users of the site, including one Irish user Stormy Clouds, a second-level student who says he edits Wikipedia pages because “it’s an enjoyable way to spend time on the internet”. He […]

It was a big year for Wikipedia. The 50 most read articles on Wikipedia in 2017 have been revealed with the help of nine frequent-users of the site, including one Irish user Stormy Clouds, a second-level student who says he edits Wikipedia pages because “it’s an enjoyable way to spend time on the internet”. He […]

8 years ago

James Blunt edited his own Wikipedia page to say that he’d performed at the royal wedding

Chancer. James Blunt has confessed to fans that he tricked the internet into thinking he had played the church organ at the royal wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge back in April, 2011. The British musician informed Good Morning Britain that he’d edited his own Wikipedia page to read ”classically trained Church Organist.” […]

Chancer. James Blunt has confessed to fans that he tricked the internet into thinking he had played the church organ at the royal wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge back in April, 2011. The British musician informed Good Morning Britain that he’d edited his own Wikipedia page to read ”classically trained Church Organist.” […]

8 years ago

PIC: Kevin Long’s Wikipedia page updated with excellent, soon-to-be deleted bag of cans reference

A big day for the Cork man and his Wikipedia page.

9 years ago

PIC: Minister Simon Harris won’t like the edit that’s been made on his Wikipedia page

Not exactly something you want associated with the Minister for Health. It’s been an eventful couple of weeks in Irish politics and particularly in the Fine Gael party, where speculation continues about the future of party leader and Taoiseach Enda Kenny. Kenny’s future as party leader is uncertain at best and amongst the many contenders […]

Not exactly something you want associated with the Minister for Health. It’s been an eventful couple of weeks in Irish politics and particularly in the Fine Gael party, where speculation continues about the future of party leader and Taoiseach Enda Kenny. Kenny’s future as party leader is uncertain at best and amongst the many contenders […]

9 years ago