IT’S BEEN QUITE a year already.

And nothing gives us an insight into the state of the nation than local news headlines from around Ireland.

Strap yourself in.

1. Galway has already out-Galwayed itself

Connacht Tribune Connacht Tribune

2. And the greatest chancer of the year award may as well be given out to this man in Wexford, even though there are so many months left

Erica Wall Erica Wall

3. We had this situation in Kerry to contend with

Kerry's Eye Kerry's Eye

4. And these horses were in a stable condition in Armagh

5. The greatest fear of them all presented itself

6. Typos have changed the whole complexion of a story

7. And hotpresses have been built

KildareNow KildareNow

8. We’ve had DNA tests on the Late Late

9. There has been pressing matters out west

10. And potential martial law in Kerry

TheJournal.ie TheJournal.ie

11. And finally, this headline proves that celebrities are finally getting the hang of Irish slang

The Irish Times The Irish Times

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