How well do you remember Ireland in the 80s?

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1: A stroll down Grafton Street is a quintessential Dublin experience - but in what year was it pedestrianised?

2: What song was Number 1 in the charts when Ireland rang in the new year and decade in 1980?

3: US President Ronald Regan visited Ireland in 1984 - what village is his ancestral home?

4: Who put the ball in the English net in Euro '88?

5: Glenroe's Miley Byrne got married in 1985 - but what was his bride's name?

6: Bob Geldof's Live Aid rocked the world in 1985 - name the biggest Irish band that took to the stage at Wembley.

7: Charles Haughey addressed the nation on January 9th 1980 - what did he tell us?

8: Activists sold condoms illegally in 1988 - where did they sell them?

9: Johnny Logan won Eurovision for Ireland in 1980 - with what song?

10: Ireland had one President through the 1980s - who was he?

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