| TROCAIRE | What is the name of the Irish Catholic Church's overseas development agency? (8) |
| ANOIGE | What is the name of the Irish Youth Hostel Association? (2,4) |
| IBEC | What is the name of the Irish employers" federation? (4) |
| ORNUA | What is the name of the Irish Dairy Board? (5) |
| OR | What is the name of the Irish Dairy Board? (5) |
| EPIC | What is the name of the Irish Emigration Museum in Dublin's docklands? (4) |
| VULGATE | Latin translation of the Bible, since 1592 the Roman Catholic Church's official text (7) |
| OBRIEN | Flann -; pen name of the Irish novelist who wrote At SwimTwo-Birds and The Hard Life (1'5) |
| LOGAN | Johnny, professional name of the Irish singer who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980 and 1987 (5) |
| FLANN | Pen name of the Irish novelist and satirist Brian O'Nolan (5,6) (see 38D) |
| CUSACK | Family name of the Irish actress sisters Sinéad, Niamh and Sorcha |
| COLONIAL | One of those involved in overseas development produces organ for specialists at centre (8) |
| CHURCHOFIRELAND | Irish Catholic religious institution preaching to the Anglicans here? (6,2,7) |
| AQUINAS | Dominican priest, 1225-1274, considered one of the Catholic Church's greatest theologians (7) |
| NAHUM | First name of the Irish dramatist who adapted Shakespeare's King Lear with a happy ending and was appointed England's poet laureate in 1692 (5) |
| EIRE | Former name of the Irish Republic (4) |
| MATRIX | Announcement of Prime Minister deceives development agency (6) |
| REMUDA | Stock offering horsepower results when electric multiple unit is appropriated by Regional Development Agency (6) |
| ARMADA | Spanish navy's weapon is with Aeronautical Development Agency |
| LESTOR | Joan ?, Shadow Minister for Overseas Development from 1994-96 (6) |
