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34 of the most wonderfully Irish things that happened in 2016

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IT WAS A good year to be Irish.

1. Like the pride we felt when Countdown invented this new Irish slag

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2. This parking excuse

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3. And this parking job in Kilkelly

This is prime Mayo pic.twitter.com/i9hrgPPvBu
— Cathal Freeman (@DCFreeman11) October 22, 2016

Source: Cathal Freeman/Twitter

4. This incident

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5. And this one

Source: skeptara/Twitter

6. These GAA crazy sheep

Hard luck this year, lads.

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7. These Kildare lads who didn’t need no trailer to transport their turf haul

ajohn Source: John Daly

8. 2016 saw some of the greatest offers in our country’s history

What. An. Offer

Only in Ireland @broadsheet_ie pic.twitter.com/PKl0CWUKp2
— Ryan Cullen (@RyanCullen90) March 4, 2016

Source: Ryan Cullen/Twitter

9. And a new icon in ‘Man horsing into a 99 on the Six One’

@rtenews ah sure you enjoy your 99 . Don't mind the cars pic.twitter.com/4zTBLTQtjz
— mark coyne (@Markcoyne007) May 19, 2016

Source: mark coyne/Twitter

10. A Spice bag party took over social media

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11. Two puppets presented mass on RTÉ

There are puppets presenting Mass on RTE One now. pic.twitter.com/XqWAZmpiA0
— Darragh Doyle (@darraghdoyle) March 20, 2016

Source: Darragh Doyle/Twitter

12. This email

Source: Kitty Kindle 🎄🎁/Twitter

13. This important meeting in Galway

Galway City Council to hold a meeting totally through Irish this year to mark bilingual status. "It may not be a long meeting," says Mayor.
— Galway Advertiser (@galwayad) January 19, 2016

Source: Galway Advertiser/Twitter

14. Tractor football captured the imagination of the nation

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15. When this letter actually got delivered

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Yas!

Fair play to our postie for delivering thing map drawn addressed letter from @iamreddave to us here at #HookLighthouse @AnPostvox pic.twitter.com/TlICabUgeW
— Hook Lighthouse (@hooklighthouse) October 5, 2016

Source: Hook Lighthouse/Twitter

16. When this Derry ice cream man went in too deep

Downhill Beach today just before 6pm. Tide was coming in fast.. pic.twitter.com/sZ67yBhU3u
— AJM_6555 (@ajm_6555) July 19, 2016

Source: Andrew Mussen/Twitter

17. Someone actually had a Tayto sandwich cart at their wedding

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18. This Robbie Brady edit

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19. This album

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20. This raffle

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21. This selfie stick

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22. This parish priest’s lunch docket, which shows he got a few sneaky prawns from his server

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23. When a guy tried to drive down Kerry’s famous Sheep Highway

PastedImage-71535 Source: Blasket Island Ferries

24. When the weather forecast told us there would be ‘good drying’ out

Only in Ireland does the national channel weather outlook include 'Good Drying' #irishmammyweather pic.twitter.com/n5lohDnGaS
— Pat (@PatCarroll_1) July 10, 2016

Source: Pat/Twitter

25. This no shifting sign which had to be put up in Galway

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26. When mass had to change to accommodate the match

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27. This half pint in Wexford pub Simon Lambert and Sons

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28. These directions to the Holy Door of Mercy

On a lighter note, I spotted this today in my hometown #OnlyInIreland
"Take a left for a full door of mercy experience" pic.twitter.com/cShTz56JgX
— Dr Gillian Kenny (@medievalgill) October 5, 2016

Source: Gillian Kenny/Twitter

29. The Ploughing Championships outdone themselves again this year

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30. Michael D used an ATM

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31. These scenes in the new Dunnes in South Dublin

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32. This Olympian’s excellent name

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33. This non-communion communion card from granny

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34. And finally, this important local news article

Yes Kildare #hometown #thebigissues pic.twitter.com/RLUBYr7BXp
— Emma Peuble (@EmmalineBarrett) March 3, 2016

Source: Emma Barrett/Twitter

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34 of the most wonderfully Irish things that happened in 2016

Excellent.

1. Like the pride we felt when Countdown invented this new Irish slag

2. This parking excuse

3. And this parking job in Kilkelly

4. This incident

5. And this one

6. These GAA crazy sheep

7. These Kildare lads who didn’t need no trailer to transport their turf haul

8. 2016 saw some of the greatest offers in our country’s history

9. And a new icon in ‘Man horsing into a 99 on the Six One’

10. A Spice bag party took over social media

11. Two puppets presented mass on RTÉ

12. This email

13. This important meeting in Galway

14. Tractor football captured the imagination of the nation

15. When this letter actually got delivered

16. When this Derry ice cream man went in too deep

17. Someone actually had a Tayto sandwich cart at their wedding

18. This Robbie Brady edit

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

19. This album

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

20. This raffle

21. This selfie stick

22. This parish priest’s lunch docket, which shows he got a few sneaky prawns from his server

23. When a guy tried to drive down Kerry’s famous Sheep Highway

24. When the weather forecast told us there would be ‘good drying’ out

25. This no shifting sign which had to be put up in Galway

26. When mass had to change to accommodate the match

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

27. This half pint in Wexford pub Simon Lambert and Sons

28. These directions to the Holy Door of Mercy

29. The Ploughing Championships outdone themselves again this year

30. Michael D used an ATM

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

31. These scenes in the new Dunnes in South Dublin

32. This Olympian’s excellent name

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

33. This non-communion communion card from granny

34. And finally, this important local news article

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