Schools QuizCast: Round 1 - St Colman's (Stadbally) v St Joseph's (Borris-in-Ossory)

If the rest of the LaoisToday Schools QuizCast competition can provide the same drama that the students of St Colman's of Stradbally and St Joseph's of Borris-in-Ossory, then we're in for some treat. The very first contest needed a tie-breaker to separate the schools, in what is the first episode of our new competition. Eight schools from around the county will battle it out over the coming weeks to see who will advance to our live final in the Dunamaise Arts Centre in Portlaoise on Friday, March 1. Representing St Colman's NS was Maci Moore-Doyle, Freya Byrne and Oran Lawlor while in the St Joseph's Borris-in-Ossory corner were Darragh Shortiss, Michael Nelligan and Tafara Zhou. Our quizmaster Mark Comerford put the students through their paces - but they were well able for everything he threw at him - in our now well-established rounds of 'Golden Goose, 'Home or Away', 'The List' and our new Capital Cities round. Indeed the team were still tied right at the finish, requiring a sudden death tie-breaker where the Stradbally team managed to get the deciding question right. They now go forward to Round 2, where one more win will secure their place in the Dunamaise. And the brave boys of Borris-in-Ossory aren't finished yet as they go into our Wildcard phase where they will need to beat two schools to take one of the four final places. All episodes of the LaoisToday Schools QuizCast will be available to download to in Podcast format.