WELL, IT’S BEEN a bumper year for Ireland.

Here are the absolute most utterly Irish things that have happened over the last 12 months.

1. This man taking his sheep for a walk

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2. Someone writing a literary masterpiece about Copper Face Jacks

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3. This headline from our glorious summer

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4. This exit sign summing up the thoughts of a people

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5. This house advertised on Daft.ie

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6. This dedicated hangover delivery service

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7. This guy hurting himself clapping on Winning Streak 

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8. This genius car ad

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9. This cheese and onion chocolate bar

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10. This tweet from the actual, real gardaí

11. This DIY tax disc

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12. This encounter between two terrified women and a talking cat

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13. This road in shite

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14. This tweet to a panicked nation

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15. This sign in Bray

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16. This shelf of refreshing drinks

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17. This parking space

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18. These wet paint signs

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19. This warning

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What a year it's been, eh?

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