| BAILEYS | Liqueur launched by Gilbeys of Ireland in 1974 (7) |
| GLAYVA | Whisky-based Scottish liqueur launched in 1947 (6) |
| KILDARE | County of the Republic of Ireland in Leinster whose county town is Naas (7) |
| SPUTNIK | Name for the world's first satellite, launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, and the name of any of a series of three artificial Earth satellites. (7) |
| HOBNOBS | Brand name of biscuits launched by McVitie's in 1985(7) |
| MAYO | County in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, County _ (4) |
| CLARE | County in the Republic of Ireland, in the province of Munster (5) |
| TIPPERARY | County in the Republic of Ireland, in the province of Munster (9) |
| PIRANHA | Fishy series, first launched by Joe Dante and Roger Corman in 1978 (7) |
| NEWDEAL | Set of economic policies launched by Franklin D Roosevelt in 1933 |
| QUAVERS | Curly potato-based snack launched by Smith's in 1968 (7) |
| TELSTAR | Low-altitude communications satellite launched by the US in 1962 (7) |
| TARA | Hill of ___, ancient seat of the High Kings of Ireland in County Meath (4) |
| WALKMAN | Portable cassette player launched by Sony in 1979 |
| TORPEDO | Missile launched by submarine (7) |
| ALLBRAN | Cereal launched by Kellogg's in 1916 |
| GAMEBOY | Handheld game console launched by Nintendo in 1989 (4,3) |
| PBMONEY | Platform launched by Paisabazaar for personal finance management and investment advisory. (7) |
| LUSITANIA | Passenger liner sunk by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland in May 1915 (9) |
| COUNTDOWN | Youth leader leaves part of Ireland in period before lift-off |
