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that was the year that was

32 of the biggest news stories of 2017, as told through 'Ireland Simpsons Fans' Memes

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1. The month of January was dominated by Donald Trump’s inauguration

checkit Dillon Gough / ISF Dillon Gough / ISF / ISF

2. And Brexit was dawning as the biggest political story of the year

3. U2 announced their Joshua Tree world tour at the start of the year

taxman Evan Martin / ISF Evan Martin / ISF / ISF

4. In February, Stephen Donnelly switched from the Social Democrats to Fianna Fáil

7UPthree Gareth Walker-Ayers / ISF Gareth Walker-Ayers / ISF / ISF

5. The same month, the Brexit negotiations got off to a good start

ire2l ISF ISF

6. In March, there was a week of strikes at Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus

tacxi Jonney Lloyd / ISF Jonney Lloyd / ISF / ISF

strike2 Alan McLoughlin / ISF Alan McLoughlin / ISF / ISF

7. In early March, the Strike4Repeal took over the streets of Dublin and beyond

water Adam Hough / ISF Adam Hough / ISF / ISF

8. Gerry Adams was in the news a lot in the early part of the year as the Northern Assembly election campaign took place – and there were so many controversies

brits2 Stu Nix / ISF Stu Nix / ISF / ISF

9. “Gerry what about that tattoo on your chest? Doesn’t it say “DIE BRITS DIE”?

“No that’s German for “The, Brits the.”"

diebrits2 Tomás Ó Fearghail‎ / ISF Tomás Ó Fearghail‎ / ISF / ISF

thera2 Paul Loughran / ISF Paul Loughran / ISF / ISF

10. In March, Bertie Ahern said he “won’t rule himself out” of a Presidential bid

recession David Doyle / ISF David Doyle / ISF / ISF

Who could forget Paul Ryan’s manky Guinness on Paddy’s Day?

11. “I’d, uh, also like to express MY fondness for… that particular beer.”

fondness Joe Carroll / ISF Joe Carroll / ISF / ISF

12. In April, Danny Healy-Rae said “Nobody caused a fatality by having three glasses of Guinness drank”

danny3 Jack Booyle / ISF Jack Booyle / ISF / ISF

13. That was the month Ed Sheeran was everywhere. This was Irish radio at the time:

whened Phil Martin / ISF Phil Martin / ISF / ISF

14. A snap election was called in the UK, and Brexit boasting hit a peak

asmay Ba Re Quay Ting‎ / ISF Ba Re Quay Ting‎ / ISF / ISF

15. In May, Ireland gave zero points to the UK in the Eurovision

ireland234 Michelle Ní Chonaill / ISF Michelle Ní Chonaill / ISF / ISF

16. In June, Ed Sheeran announced that he’s going to play seven stadium gigs around Ireland in 2018

edsheeran3 Enda McCabe / ISF Enda McCabe / ISF / ISF

17. The summer of 2017 saw Corbynmania sweeping the UK… but it didn’t really translate to Ireland

vcorybn Hugh Farrell / ISF Hugh Farrell / ISF / ISF

18. In July, the Herald/Stormzy debacle hit international headlines

stormzy234 Bronagh Markey / ISF Bronagh Markey / ISF / ISF

19. U2 eventually did play Croker, and Ireland had a new Taoiseach by then

weldare Kevin Flood / ISF Kevin Flood / ISF / ISF

20. Another news story popped up about Bertie’s potential run for the Áras

bertire1 Mark McCormack / ISF Mark McCormack / ISF / ISF

21. Anthony Scaramucci was fired from the White House after just 10 days as communications director

homeplanet John Hanley / ISF John Hanley / ISF / ISF

22. The Conor Mcgregor vs Floyd Mayweather fight was talked about through all of August – and the pre-bout trash talking left a lot to be desired

mcgregor233 Cormac Gordon Cormac Gordon

And there was only one phrase on everyone’s lips:

fthemay Tadhg Gately / ISF Tadhg Gately / ISF / ISF

23. Waterford fans came to Dublin in their hordes for a rare All-Ireland final

wexford23 Tadgh Gately / ISF Tadgh Gately / ISF / ISF

24. In September, the George Hook story blew up following his on-air comments about rape

hook Adam Hough / ISF Adam Hough / ISF / ISF

25. In the same month, Ireland’s World Cup campaign started to falter

ireland2345 Darren O'Neill Darren O'Neill

And then went all the way downhill:

tomakeit Adam Hough / ISF Adam Hough / ISF / ISF

deed Conor McDermott / ISF Conor McDermott / ISF / ISF

glennwhelan2 Joseph Aivalikli‎ / ISF Joseph Aivalikli‎ / ISF / ISF

26. Mayo suffered another heartbreaking loss in an All-Ireland final

31ss Ryan O'Neill / ISF Ryan O'Neill / ISF / ISF

27. Leo’s first Budget dropped in October

thebudget23 Chris Murphy / ISF Chris Murphy / ISF / ISF

28. The same month, SoSueMe responded to accusations to she Photoshopped birds into an Instagram

sosueme Brian Mac An Fhailí‎ / ISF Brian Mac An Fhailí‎ / ISF / ISF

29. Leo Varadkar was a reassuring presence during Hurricane Ophelia

ophelia23 Dean Van Nguyen‎ / ISF Dean Van Nguyen‎ / ISF / ISF

30. “I’ve sold strippers to Brockway, Ballyragget, and North Haverbrook, and by gum, it put them on the map”

ballyr Christopher Ward / ISF Christopher Ward / ISF / ISF

31. As the year came to an end, an election looked like it was on the cards

fiannafail Wayne Mulligan / ISF Wayne Mulligan / ISF / ISF

stadium23 Alan Greene / ISF Alan Greene / ISF / ISF

It didn’t happen in the end, but Fine Gael had a contingency plan:

didht Conor Conneally‎ / ISF Conor Conneally‎ / ISF / ISF

32. And finally… December was dominated by the Brexit negotiations on the Irish border

Arlene Foster’s last-minute intervention scuppered the original deal:

scana Tadhg Gately‎ / ISF Tadhg Gately‎ / ISF / ISF

arlene Donald Pattison / ISF Donald Pattison / ISF / ISF

Then there was *that* Channel 4 News video where people in Britain were asked to draw the border:

thebirder Ireland Simpsons Fans / Pa O'Sullivan Ireland Simpsons Fans / Pa O'Sullivan / Pa O'Sullivan

gen3 Liam O'Neill‎ / ISF Liam O'Neill‎ / ISF / ISF

We just need the political jargon translated into terminology we can all understand:

brexit23 Siobhán Barbour‎ / Joe Panama Siobhán Barbour‎ / Joe Panama / Joe Panama

Excellent work.

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