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Join Ian Dempsey for Dempsey’s Dozen - A quiz podcast featuring a dozen general knowledge questions every week which you can answer as you walk, cycle, commute or sit in your comfiest chair. 

Marvel at how much you actually know! 

See if you can beat our Guest Quizzer every week by comparing your score. 

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NEW EPISODE: In the lead up to Christmas 2025 we’re inviting two Guest Quizzers instead of one to play together or maybe compete with each other as we bring you 12 brand new questions. This week, my good friend Eugene Garrihy is back in the hot seat but unlike his first rodeo he has the unwavering support of Clare, his beautiful bride from 1985 - since then they’ve travelled the world, seen stuff and collected all kinds of general knowledge. But how much of it can they remember? Play along with questions about your oxters, a drunk on the bus, the first ever All Ireland Football Final, and a Zorse! (?) New episodes every Tuesday - subscribe to Dempsey’s Dozen and every episode will arrive like magic 💥 if you enjoy listening spread the word!ALL ENQUIRIES: yumsickpodcast@gmail.comCheck out all the Dempsey’s Dozen quiz shows - available everywhere 🌏 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
NEW EPISODE: Honoured to have music royalty Davy and Leo, from The Sawdoctors as our Guest Quizzers on this week’s episode of Dempsey’s Dozen with 12 new questions just for fun - yes, for the first time two Quizzers can play together or maybe compete with each other and, of course, you can play along wherever you are too! Recorded in between two sold out shows at 3Olympia Theatre in Dublin  Questions about an Irish artist who refused a Grammy, coffee in an REM song, fame being like ice cream and an alphabetic sport …….. New episodes every Tuesday - subscribe to Dempsey’s Dozen and every episode will arrive like magic 💥 if you enjoy listening spread the word!ALL ENQUIRIES: yumsickpodcast@gmail.comCheck out all the Dempsey’s Dozen quiz shows - available everywhere 🌏 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
NEW EPISODE: KIM BUCKLEY is our Guest Quizzer on this week’s episode of Dempsey’s Dozen with 12 new questions just for fun - Will Kim’s score be enough to equal or even better her fellow snow ‘friends’ Shauna & Clare? How will you score? Questions about Monopoly, a sports bagel, Duolingo and The Incredibles ……. New episodes every Tuesday - subscribe to Dempsey’s Dozen and every episode will arrive like magic 💥 if you enjoy listening spread the word!ALL ENQUIRIES: yumsickpodcast@gmail.comCheck out all the Dempsey’s Dozen quiz shows - available everywhere 🌏 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
NEW EPISODE: KEITH BARRY is our Guest Quizzer on this week’s episode of Dempsey’s Dozen with 12 new questions just for fun - Will Keith’s score be Magic? How will you score? Questions about movie stars in pop music, Piers Morgan’s war wound, Tiger at The Masters and alcohol! New episodes every Tuesday - subscribe to Dempsey’s Dozen and every episode will arrive like magic 💥 if you enjoy listening spread the word!ALL ENQUIRIES: yumsickpodcast@gmail.comCheck out all the Dempsey’s Dozen quiz shows - available everywhere 🌏 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
NEW EPISODE: With an exemplary quizzing reputation and a solid track record, we have very high hopes for John Duggan on this week’s episode of Dempsey’s Dozen with 12 new questions just for fun - How will you score? This week, questions about whether you can ‘pop’ a Malteser, a classic Irish folk song, the much sought after ‘Stinking Bishop’ and the inevitable U.S. Presidents question! New episodes every Tuesday - subscribe to Dempsey’s Dozen and every episode will arrive like magic 💥 if you enjoy listening spread the word!ALL ENQUIRIES: yumsickpodcast@gmail.comCheck out all the Dempsey’s Dozen quiz shows - available everywhere 🌏 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We’re delighted to welcome the breath of fresh air that is R⚽️DDY C⚽️LLINS aka THE R⚽️DFATHER as our Guest Quizzer this week on Dempsey’s Dozen - Play along with Roddy on Dempsey’s Dozen with 12 new questions just for fun - How will you score? This week, questions about George Best’s height, the World Cup in colour, a famous Torquay hotel and the actual amount of bottles that washed up on the shore! New episodes every Tuesday - subscribe to Dempsey’s Dozen and every episode will arrive like magic 💥 if you enjoy listening spread the word!ALL ENQUIRIES: yumsickpodcast@gmail.comCheck out all the Dempsey’s Dozen quiz shows - available everywhere 🌏 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Thank You Tech Supremo Jess Kelly for being our Guest Quizzer this week and for helping me understand my Screen Time Report which was verging on 14 hours a day! Apparently it’s all the apps running in the background. No panic. She knows this kind of thing but what else does she know? Play along with Jess on Dempsey’s Dozen - How will you score? This week, questions about a Project called Purple, a Garibaldi, a French cockerel and a missing dwarf! New episodes every Tuesday - subscribe to Dempsey’s Dozen and every episode will arrive like magic 💥 if you enjoy listening spread the word!ALL ENQUIRIES: yumsickpodcast@gmail.comCheck out all the Dempsey’s Dozen quiz shows - available everywhere 🌏 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We finally caught up with the brilliantly irrepressible FRANCIS BRENNAN and he’s agreed to be Guest Quizzer for this week on Dempsey’s Dozen - the (former, but you never know!) hotelier, TV presenter and lifestyle guru takes on the challenge with his unique style and energy - how will he score? How will you score? Play along with Francis and you’ll answer questions about the Irish wine industry, one of the greatest players ever to wear a green shirt, those very paintable French girls and a mid 80s smooching classic🌹New episodes every Tuesday - subscribe to Dempsey’s Dozen and every episode will arrive like magic 💥 if you enjoy listening spread the word!ALL ENQUIRIES: yumsickpodcast@gmail.comCheck out all the Dempsey’s Dozen quiz shows - available everywhere 🌏 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gather round the wireless in The Railway Bar, Bundoran because this week on Dempsey’s Dozen we’re delighted to have the NewsTalk broadcaster Andrea Gilligan as our Guest Quizzer - Andrea has a go at 12 new questions including topics like TV detectives, an animated Oscar, the NFL and the bearded fig trees of Barbados 🌞 New episodes every Tuesday - subscribe to Dempsey’s Dozen and every episode will arrive like magic 💥 if you enjoy listening spread the word!ALL ENQUIRIES: yumsickpodcast@gmail.comCheck out all the Dempsey’s Dozen quiz shows - available everywhere 🌏 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week on Dempsey’s Dozen we’re delighted to have the actor JAY DUFFY as our Guest Quizzer - Jay is currently playing Luke Costello (Rachel’s boyfriend and soulmate) in the brilliant Walsh Sisters on RTÉ One on Sundays. Answer along with questions about a macho star who feels intrinsically feminine, what gold medals are actually made of, the letters OTW and J.Lo - before she was famous! New episodes every Tuesday - subscribe to Dempsey’s Dozen and every episode will arrive like magic 💥 if you enjoy listening spread the word!ALL ENQUIRIES: yumsickpodcast@gmail.comCheck out all the Dempsey’s Dozen quiz shows - available everywhere 🌏 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week on Dempsey’s Dozen we’re delighted to have the Dublin legend that is MATTRESS MICK (AKA Michael Flynn) as our Guest Quizzer - a movie, a stage show, a newly published book ‘Bouncing Back’ - now will he become King Of The Quizzers? Play along with Mick with questions about David Bowie’s golf handicap, Man Utd’s El Beatle, a creature with blue blood and the dystopian novel that introduced the concept of Big Brother. New episodes every Tuesday - subscribe to Dempsey’s Dozen and every episode will arrive like magic 💥 if you enjoy listening spread the word!ALL ENQUIRIES: yumsickpodcast@gmail.comCheck out all the Dempsey’s Dozen quiz shows - available everywhere 🌏 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week on Dempsey’s Dozen we’re delighted to have the naturally hilarious and very brilliant PJ Gallagher with us to Guest Quiz you through 12 brand new questions - play along with PJ as I ask questions about a classic Agatha Christie character’s first name, the year Tayto Park first opened, that penalty shootout and what you would find in a Turducken? New episodes every Tuesday - subscribe to Dempsey’s Dozen and every episode will arrive like magic 💥 if you enjoy listening spread the word!ALL ENQUIRIES: yumsickpodcast@gmail.comCheck out all the Dempsey’s Dozen quiz shows - available everywhere 🌏 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week on Dempsey’s Dozen it’s only Rugby Legend, presenter and successful author Donncha O’Callaghan guiding you along as our Guest Quizzer. It was a pleasure as always to have a chat - Listen to the latest episode and ‘do the dozen’ as Donncha attempts to remember that elusive Dwarf, lands on his feet with a real Cork anthem and confuses a Munster quote as a Leinster quote - now that’s pressure! New episodes every Tuesday - subscribe to Dempsey’s Dozen and every episode will arrive like magic 💥 if you enjoy listening spread the word!GET IN TOUCH Send us your SCORE, COMMENTS and LISTENER QUESTIONS to: yumsickpodcast@gmail.comCheck out all the Dempsey’s Dozen quiz shows - available everywhere 🌏 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week on Dempsey’s Dozen our ‘little helper’ comes in the form of actor and presenter Simon Delaney - the prolific Mr D aims for the elusive 12 points - maybe this is the week - why not play along too?Listen to our latest episode and ‘do the dozen’ with questions about America’s only ever woman president, Germany’s top tier football league, the actual place where the Orinoco flows and the legendary Nike slogan. New episodes every Tuesday - subscribe to Dempsey’s Dozen and every episode will arrive like magic 💥 if you enjoy listening spread the word!GET IN TOUCH Send us your SCORE, COMMENTS and LISTENER QUESTIONS to: yumsickpodcast@gmail.comCheck out all the Dempsey’s Dozen quiz shows - available everywhere 🌏 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week on Dempsey’s Dozen Galway’s five star, exemplary and magnificent Pamela Joyce aims for the elusive 12 points - maybe this is the week - why not play along yourself?Listen to our latest episode and ‘do the dozen’ with questions about Phil Mickleson, the days of the week (Black Eyed Peas style), the beauty brand that reckons you’re worth it and Pamela correctly identifies a song that she absolutely detests! New episodes every Tuesday - subscribe to Dempsey’s Dozen and every episode will arrive like magic 💥 if you enjoy listening spread the word!GET IN TOUCH Send us your SCORE, COMMENTS and LISTENER QUESTIONS to: yumsickpodcast@gmail.comCheck out all the Dempsey’s Dozen quiz shows - available everywhere 🌏 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week we’re thrilled to have the power of positive thinking personified in the form of movie critic Brian Lloyd on Dempsey’s Dozen for an attempt at the elusive 12 points - maybe this is the week - why not play along?Listen to our latest episode and ‘do the dozen’ with questions about rhubarb, the Waldorf Salad, a big word in a Beatles song and Liam Neeson’s connection to classic Irish rock. New episodes every Tuesday - subscribe to Dempsey’s Dozen and every episode will arrive like magic 💥 if you enjoy listening spread the word!GET IN TOUCH Send us your SCORE, COMMENTS and LISTENER QUESTIONS to: yumsickpodcast@gmail.comCheck out all the Dempsey’s Dozen quiz shows - available everywhere 🌏 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
After a new leader took over just last week there’s really no better time to say THE CHASE IS ON! This week’s Guest Quizzer is Darragh Ennis - The Menace Irish 🇮🇪 Chaser from the brilliant TV show The Chase (new season has just begun on ITV) - I suppose he’s in a familiar zone on Dempsey’s Dozen - the quiz podcast - So, let’s see how he does and, while you’re at it, why not play along? I mean, Imagine beating a chaser? Listen to our latest episode and ‘do the dozen’ with questions about a Eurovision winner called Rita, non English teams in an English league, a slimy recipe and of course elementary subatomic particles! New episodes every Tuesday - subscribe to Dempsey’s Dozen and every episode will arrive like magic 💥 if you enjoy listening spread the word!GET IN TOUCH Send us your SCORE, COMMENTS and LISTENER QUESTIONS to: yumsickpodcast@gmail.comCheck out all the Dempsey’s Dozen quiz shows - available everywhere 🌏 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
She’s obviously extremely brainy but what is stored in it and retrievable from it under pressure might be another story! Author, producer, actress, presenter and journalist Stefanie Preissner is this week’s Guest Quizzer on Dempsey’s Dozen - the quiz podcast - why not play along? Listen now to our latest episode and ‘do the dozen’ as you go about your day - answer questions about a famous dog breed, religious authors, a monstrosity in pop music and Johnny Logan’s first Euro city! New episodes every Tuesday - subscribe to Dempsey’s Dozen and every episode will arrive like magic 💥 if you enjoy listening spread the word!GET IN TOUCH Send us your SCORE, COMMENTS and LISTENER QUESTIONS to: yumsickpodcast@gmail.comCheck out all the Dempsey’s Dozen quiz shows - available everywhere 🌏 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
He has become less competitive as the years go by but Irish Times journalist and consumer activist Conor Pope is still keeping a very close eye on that Leaderboard! - Conor is this week’s Guest Quizzer on Dempsey’s Dozen the quiz podcast - why not play along? Listen now to our latest episode and ‘do the dozen’ as you go about your day - answer questions about the year the Rabbites became the Curleys, a pet name for Duran Duran’s lead singer, The Mouth Of Truth and another BIG WORD in pop music. New episodes every Tuesday - subscribe to Dempsey’s Dozen and every episode will arrive like magic 💥 if you enjoy listening spread the word!GET IN TOUCH Send us your SCORE, COMMENTS and LISTENER QUESTIONS to: yumsickpodcast@gmail.comCheck out all the Dempsey’s Dozen quiz shows - available everywhere 🌏 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ireland’s Queen of Soul Kelly-Anne Byrne is this week’s Guest Quizzer on Dempsey’s Dozen. She knows how to get a party started and fill the floor every time. Now it’s time for some general knowledge. She has blessed herself and she’s ready to go - why not play along? Listen now to our latest episode and ‘do the dozen’ as you get on with your day - answer questions about a chimp in pop music (no, not that one), the PFL button (should be no problem for a DJ), who Mr Mapother became and the logistics of taking a horse to France ……. New episodes every Tuesday - subscribe to Dempsey’s Dozen and every episode will arrive like magic 💥 if you enjoy listening spread the word!GET IN TOUCH Send us your SCORE, COMMENTS and LISTENER QUESTIONS to: yumsickpodcast@gmail.comCheck out all the Dempsey’s Dozen quiz shows - available everywhere 🌏 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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