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Friday 15 November, 2024
Friday 15 November, 2024
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15 times Irish people went incredibly viral in 2016
1. When a mam in Tallaght joined the family WhatsApp group, she had the best opening line
Hello Huffington Post and DailyDot, as the whole world was impressed by one piece of Tallaght wit.
2. When this example of an Irish BBQ hit the front page of Reddit back in April
Over half a million people around the world now know what it’s like.
3. The two lads that covered Adele – and then got to meet her on stage
And casually appeared on Ellen as well.
4. When Mick Konstantin wrote a song for Euro 2016 – and it took over France in the summer
7.5 million views and counting on that video alone.
5. When the Irish fans changed a wheel of a car in France
6. And sang a lullaby to a baby on a Bordeaux train
Both incidents made international news – just for pure soundness.
7. When the TG4 Halloween prank took the world by storm
8. When Kilkenny fan Jennifer Malone consoled Waterford’s Pauric Mahony – it was one of the viral moments of the year
9. When a girl in Laois left her Debs for a GAA game and returned later that evening
For about a week in August, she was the star of Facebook.
10. A Belfast adventurer’s attempt at climbing was GIF heaven back in August
And Gfycat promptly delivered.
11. This sensational photo of Castle Island in Roscommon was seen by millions on Reddit too
12. When our Olympic team were compared to Luigi from Mario Kart
A comparison seen by 1.3 million people.
13. This Celtic Cross planted into a Donegal forest was the talk of the internet back in October
14. When someone took a wrong turn on the Wild Atlantic Way in Mayo, the resulting photo was a hit on /r/EarthPorn
15. And finally… when Luke Skywalker himself was spotted all over the island
And the goodbye was just as epic as the visit:
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going global hello world on the map win of the day win/fail