Biggest News Stories in Ireland since the year 2000.

freshpopcorn · 06-12-2022 11:58pm #1

I saw a video online of the biggest news stories in the UK from the year 2000 to 2022. These are the stories' I can think of. What can you think of?

2000: Year 2000.

2001: Foot & Mouth

2002: Euro introduced.

2003: Special Olympic.

2004: Smoking Ban.

2005: Robert Holohan

2006: Triple Crown.

2007: Joe O'Reilly trial.

2008: Start of the recession.

2009: Emergency Budget.

2010: Cold Snap in January.

2011: Visit of Queen Elizabeth II.

2012: Savita Halappanavar dies in a Galway Hospital.

2013: Horse Meat fund in some beef products.

2014: Gareth Brooks.

2015: Same sex marriage approved via popular vote.

2016: General Election

2017: Leo Varadkar becomes Taoiseach.

2018: Beast from the East.

2019: Gay Byrne passes away.

2020: Covid 19 Pandemic.

2021: Olympics take place a year late.

2022:Creeslough.

breezy1985 · 07-12-2022 12:11am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058274861/biggest-news-stories-in-ireland-since-the-year-2000

This year is surely Ukraine and the associated food and energy crisis.

freshpopcorn · 07-12-2022 12:22am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119965849#Comment_119965849

Well I didn't include the Ukraine war because I was trying to keep it to Irish Events.

spaceHopper · 07-12-2022 12:37am

I think it broke today there was law dr on Radio 1 this evening talking about the Blackrock School scandal, she said they had been contacted by women that either fell in love with priests or were pressured in to relationships with them and have had children with them. Like women with young children now so current abuse stories. If they are true then nothing has changed (why would it). She dropped it on the radio host live on air. They nearly had a baby themselves in shock,

from 1 hour 45

https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/drivetime/programmes/2022/1206/1340392-drivetime-tuesday-6-december-2022/

massdebater · 07-12-2022 6:52am

2002 Roy Keane/Ireland World Cup fiasco,

2009 Henry Handball

tabby aspreme · 07-12-2022 8:10am

2007, Bertie Ahern saying he hadn't a bank account when he was Finance Minister

breezy1985 · 07-12-2022 10:15am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119965882#Comment_119965882

Right fair enough. Its as much an Irish event as Covid though or the Olympics.

2018. The abortion referendum (but for me personally will always be the All Ireland)

breezy1985 · 07-12-2022 10:24am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119966120#Comment_119966120

Gas that Roy Keane split the nation but we were blasé about changing our currency 🤣

2010 The arrival of the IMF and the agreement to bail us out.

growleaves · 07-12-2022 11:02am

2020: Fungie's disappearance

Biggest news item of 2020 by far.

rathfarnhamlad · 07-12-2022 5:25pm

2000: Taxi strike

2001: SSIAs

2002: Roy Keane/Mick McCarthy fallout

2003: Special Olympics

2004: LUAS

2005: Shell to Sea/Rossport

2006: Love Ulster riots

2007: O'Reilly Murder trial

2008: Cork hurlers strike

2009: Anglo-Irish Bank

2010: Heavy snowfall bringing the country to a standstill/ice pratfall on RTE news

2011: Michael D elected president

2012: Katie Taylor

2013: Obama visit

2014: Garth Brooks fiasco

2015: Same-sex marriage referendum

2016: Regency Hotel shooting

2017: Rescue 116 disaster

2018: Pope Francis visit

2019: Trump visit

2020: MV Alta

2021: Cyber attack

2022: Dublin airport queues

SEPT 23 1989 · 07-12-2022 7:29pm

2010 Ireland surrenders its sovereignty

2011 Irish Budget approved by Berlin

breezy1985 · 07-12-2022 7:54pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119968497#Comment_119968497

Never takes more than one page for someone on CA to suck the fun out of "social & fun"

07-12-2022 8:28pm

2018 the murder of Anna Kriegel 😥

Glenomra · 07-12-2022 8:47pm

Limerick winning 4 of the last 5 all Ireland hurling titles; a team that last won all Ireland in 1973. Writing that as a Clareman who is still in shock.

Thelonious Monk · 07-12-2022 9:54pm

11th of September. Didn't the country even get a day off for it? I wasn't living in Eire at the time.

Gregor Samsa · 07-12-2022 10:08pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119968048#Comment_119968048

Taxi strike, Savings spree, Saipan, Share the feel

Tram lines, Corrib gas, Willie Frazer, Naul attack

Bog hockey, Seanie Fitz, Blizzard and an icy slip

Little prez, boxing match, big prez, stetson hat

Big YES!, Regency, Helicopter in the sea

Pope Frank in the park, Orange man is on the march

Ghost ship crashes on the coast

Hackers got our doctor's notes

Holidays, queue for days

What else do I have to say?

We didn't start the fire, etc. etc.

xxxxxxl · 08-12-2022 2:39pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119966162#Comment_119966162

How did he even get away with that the civil service would not pay in cash. I mean gl going to the local shop and trying to cash a ministers check.

Gregor Samsa · 08-12-2022 2:58pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119971032#Comment_119971032

Mr O'Neill said that in 1987, Mr Ahern had income from his position as minister for labour, as well as a TD's salary, an allowance as lord mayor of Dublin and council expenses.

His wages were paid by cheques, and members of his staff at both offices went to the bank and changed the cheques for him.

Mr O'Neill asked Mr Ahern if it was not an "unusual approach to one's finances".

"I didn't consider it unusual, quite frankly, then or now," Mr Ahern said. "Ordinary people, Mr O'Neill, go into pubs and cash their wages cheques . . . it's not extraordinary."

"But . . . you were the minister for finance at the time," Mr O'Neill said.

Mr Ahern said there was nothing in the law or the Constitution that prevented him from operating his finances in that way.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ahern-defends-having-no-bank-account-1.993441#:~:text=His%20wages%20were%20paid%20by,now%2C%22%20Mr%20Ahern%20said.

xxxxxxl · 08-12-2022 3:03pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119971129#Comment_119971129

Must think people are fools walking around with a big bag of cash. The bank would start to ask questions I know technically there is no amount you cant cash. But some would put fees on large amounts.

Biggest News Stories in Ireland since the year 2000.

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