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# review-2011 - Monday 2 January, 2012

Opinion

Column: It hasn’t been an easy Christmas – but the best traditions remain

02/01/12 5,210 Views 1 Comment

TheJournal.ie’s regular columnist Lisa McInerney finds that Christmas 2011 was a muted affair – but there were some traditions that we should be glad we’re rid of.

# review-2011 - Sunday 1 January, 2012

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All we want for 2012 (and what we won’t miss from 2011)

01/01/12 6,437 Views 18 Comments

TheJournal.ie’s writers have each picked one thing that they are glad to see the back of – and one thing they are looking forward to this year.

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Read Me: The year’s best opinion pieces from TheJournal.ie

01/01/12 3,728 Views 4 Comments

Thought-provoking, moving, controversial: Our pick of the top ten Read Mes from 2011.

Weird Stories

The ‘is that a real story?’ stories of the year

01/01/12 11,970 Views 5 Comments

*Who* was eaten by badgers…?

# review-2011 - Saturday 31 December, 2011

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RIP: The people who died in 2011

31/12/11 10,887 Views 61 Comments

From Garret FitzGerald to Steve Jobs, we take a look at some of the people from politics, entertainment and sport who died this year.

From The Daily Edge Fun

Column: Cardinal Rules remembers 2011

31/12/11 2,371 Views 16 Comments

The Pope’s stunt double, liveblogging the British royal wedding, a politican and an inflatable penis – good times, my flock, good times.

USA

2011 a “time of great challenge and progress”, says Obama

31/12/11 1,275 Views 5 Comments

The President of the United States made his New Year’s address today, telling Americans that the country can help create jobs and grow the economy by working together.

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In pictures: TheJournal.ie’s winners and losers of 2011

31/12/11 4,185 Views 3 Comments

Who came out on top, and who was bringing up the rear? Here are our picks for the winners and losers of the year.

From The Daily Edge Review 2011

Un-smooth criminals: nine not-so-clever crimes committed in 2011

31/12/11 4,462 Views 1 Comment

Think criminals had to be smart to try and escape the clutches of the law? Turns out you don’t have to be very smart at all, as this motley crew proved.

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13 fabulously cringetastic moments of the year

31/12/11 9,464 Views 2 Comments

Politicians in particular excelled at making a show of themselves – even when they are not intending to.

From The Daily Edge Let Us Know

Open thread: What are you glad to see the back of in 2011?

31/12/11 2,366 Views 42 Comments

It wasn’t a GREAT year, to be fair. Let it all out (and let it go) and tell us what bothered you in 2011.

From The Daily Edge Review 2011 This post contains videos

Top 25 hits of the US – in one mash-up

31/12/11 2,365 Views 1 Comment

This is what has us dancing in TheJournal.ie’s office this morning…

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2011: The Year in Numbers

31/12/11 2,012 Views 4 Comments

From #aras11 to #ge11, from Ireland’s economic black hole to the controversial household charge: We bring you all the important numbers of 2011.

# review-2011 - Friday 30 December, 2011

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Top 10 TheJournal.ie stories that you searched for in 2011

30/12/11 4,081 Views 1 Comment

What do Darron Gibson, Olivia O’Leary, Brian Lenihan and the ‘super-moon’ all have in common? You’re about to find out…

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The best memes of 2011

30/12/11 8,822 Views 12 Comments

Remember Nyan Cat, Scumbag Steve and the Dating Site Murderer? Time to look back on the most popular memes of 2011…

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Gaddafi, KJI, Mubarak and Ben Ali: why 2011 was a bad year for dictators

30/12/11 1,124 Views 3 Comments

And who might be under threat in 2012…

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Obama, Cloyne and an ‘elderly poet’: how the world’s media saw Ireland in 2011

30/12/11 3,103 Views 2 Comments

It’s been an eventful year for the nation, here’s how the international media saw the big events.

# review-2011 - Thursday 29 December, 2011

From The Daily Edge Roads

Top 5 most memorable moments in Irish traffic in 2011

29/12/11 9,587 Views 15 Comments

From Obama’s visit to a truck that spilled mayonnaise all over a road, we take a look at some of the standout moments in traffic on Ireland’s roads in 2011.

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Top 10 TheJournal.ie stories that got you talking in 2011

29/12/11 3,583 Views 3 Comments

Alternative medicine, the Gaza flotilla and same-sex marriages – these are the stories that sparked the most debate in 2011.

Review 2011

Who said that? TheJournal.ie’s 2011 Quotes Quiz

29/12/11 4,149 Views 2 Comments

We’ve picked out the highlights of the year in quotations. But which public figure said them?

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Recessions, downgrades and Super Mario – 2011: the year in money

29/12/11 1,301 Views 5 Comments

2011 may be remembered in future as the year we sorted out the financial crisis – or the year in which it grew beyond our control.

# review-2011 - Wednesday 28 December, 2011

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In pictures: the natural disasters of 2011

28/12/11 5,859 Views 6 Comments

Last year saw a number of major natural disasters strike, including earthquakes in Japan, New Zealand and Turkey, volcanic eruptions in Chile and Iceland, and severe tropical storms in Asia.

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Top 10 TheJournal.ie stories you shared on Facebook in 2011

28/12/11 5,818 Views No Comments

Pizza is a vegetable, a pet rescue in the Liffey and the tragedy of one young woman’s lonely death – some of the stories you most wanted to share with your Facebook friends.

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Video: 2011 – the year in gaffes

28/12/11 3,319 Views 2 Comments

From the government’s €3.6bn ‘accounting error’, to confusing a Hollywood actor with a serial killer, here are this year’s most memorable gaffes.

# review-2011 - Tuesday 27 December, 2011

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14 game-changing moments of 2011

27/12/11 5,984 Views 8 Comments

These were the catalysts for some of the upheavals at home and abroad this past year…

Review 2011

Top 10 TheJournal.ie stories you tweeted in 2011

27/12/11 3,265 Views 2 Comments

Gay mice, a footballer leaving Twitter and an April Fools’ joke – some of the stories you most wanted to share with your Twitter followers.

From The Daily Edge Review 2011 This post contains videos

Watch this incredible mashup of the films of 2011

27/12/11 2,300 Views No Comments

The beautiful video showcases 2011 film like you’ve never seen it.

Bye Bye

2011: The year of resignations

27/12/11 1,661 Views 2 Comments

Undone by sex scandals, economic failures, uprisings and other controversies, an astonishing number of high-profile figures resigned from their various posts in the past 12 months.

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Back to the future 2: our writers look forward to 2012… and reflect on the year just past

27/12/11 1,245 Views No Comments

Sean O’Brien facts, Trap’s cat is in the sack and Jo Canning bringing sexy back. Join us by the fore for a chat.

# review-2011 - Monday 26 December, 2011

Review 2011

Meow! Insults, catfights and Twitter: the top feuds of 2011

26/12/11 6,072 Views 13 Comments

Family tension getting to you today? Don’t panic – it could be worse. Check out all these catty moments from 2011…

From Business ETC Review 2011

#ge11, #Egypt, #tigerblood: the year in Twitter hashtags

26/12/11 2,105 Views 3 Comments

From our own #aras11 to the devastation of the #Japan earthquake and tsunami, here’s how some of 2011′s most defining events were captured on Twitter…

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In pictures: The Arab Spring uprisings of 2011

26/12/11 1,520 Views 3 Comments

Anti-government protests first broke out in Tunisia, before inspiring similar movements across the Middle East and bringing down leaders in Egypt and Libya.

From The Daily Edge Broken Hearts This post contains images

Splitsville: celebrity breakups of 2011

26/12/11 4,548 Views 4 Comments

We say we don’t care but we kinda do.

New Words

New words: the official* glossary of 2011

26/12/11 4,094 Views 3 Comments

*Not really. But these are the words that we never used (or understood the meaning of) before 2011.

From The Score Final Whistle

Back to the future: our writers reflect on the year just past… and look forward to 2012

26/12/11 804 Views 1 Comment

So how was it for you? Join our writers for a moment of quiet reflection – and an auto-tuned Trap.

On The Box

What’s on? Christmas TV for every mood

26/12/11 2,047 Views No Comments

TheJournal.ie’s roundup of what is on the box today (even if you are feeling more Bah! Humbug! rather than Ho!Ho!Ho!

# review-2011 - Sunday 25 December, 2011

Review 2011

Top six comebacks of 2011

25/12/11 6,403 Views 16 Comments

Who made a comeback this year? From politicians to pop stars, we take a look at the top six.

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It wasn’t all bad: 13 ‘good news’ stories from 2011

25/12/11 5,316 Views 14 Comments

The nicer side of the news…

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2011′s top 7 lucky escapes

25/12/11 6,299 Views 21 Comments

There were numerous lucky people this year who escaped from car crashes, plummeting helicopters, speeding trains and more. We have some of the most jaw-dropping videos here.

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Gallery: here’s 83 of our favourite sports pictures from the past 12 months

25/12/11 6,978 Views 8 Comments

It was quite a year – this is how 2011 looked through your favourite sports photographers’ lenses.

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Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

A NEW REPORT from the OECD has suggested people living in Ireland have some of the best lives in the world, with Ireland among the top countries in its Better Life Index.

The index finds that life expectancy, low pollution, positive experiences and a healthy work-life balance are among the factors that contribute to happy lives in Ireland.

It did note, however, that the gap between the rich and poor is wider in Ireland than elsewhere, while the gender gap in educational performance is also larger than average.

Today we’re simply wondering whether (assuming you live in Ireland) you’re satisfied with your quality of life.


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Column: Sludgy and outdated: Why our education system is like a septic tank
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Tests, tests and more tests – but schools and colleges aren’t giving us the creativity we need in this crisis, writes Kate Katharina Ferguson.

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Column: The mortgage crisis is stoked by mistrust. Here’s how we might fix it.
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Aggressive banks are making mortgage resolution impossible, writes David Hall of New Beginning – and suggests a way to restore trust between lenders and borrowers.

Jim Clarken
Column: ‘Women are digging up anthills for the tiny grains inside’
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Children mine for gold in home-made pits, while parents risk their lives for food – Jim Clarken describes the harrowing scenes as a crisis unfolds in west Africa.

Michael Taft
Vote No: The Treaty will bring the EU together – in economic stagnation
By Michael Taft - @notesonthefront

Confidence and stability will be the last things to emerge from this dangerous experiment, writes Michael Taft.

Naoise Nunn
Vote Yes: EU funds are like our credit union. Let’s not go to the loan sharks.
By Naoise Nunn - @naoisen

A Yes to the Stability Treaty will give Ireland access to the ESM, writes Naoise Nunn – and keep us out of a potentially lethal game of chicken.

Seamus Breslin
Column: Parents bringing their children to be kneecapped. Yes, this is Ireland.
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Self-styled republican vigilantes are terrorising a city, writes Seamus Breslin – and perceived neglect by authorities is fuelling the fire.

Mike Morris
Column: Another Priory Hall is coming down the tracks. Here’s why.
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Phil Hogan is planning to introduce new regulations which are meant to make for better buildings. He’s making a major mistake, writes Mike Morris.

Jane Suiter
Column: Who are the winners and losers in the referendum campaign right now?
By Jane Suiter - @JaneSuit

With nine days to go before referendum day, Dr Jane Suiter of UCC analyses the parties and the latest polls to see how the campaign is playing out.

Micheál Martin
Column: Job creation is too important for party politics. Let’s work together.
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Writing for TheJournal.ie, Micheál Martin explains why Fianna Fáil’s new plan to tackle youth unemployment should be seriously considered.

Lisa McInerney
Column: National pride or bald-faced bigotry? Maybe neither, or both.
By Lisa McInerney - @SwearyLady

Being proud to be Irish is sometime looked on as a social gaffe, writes Lisa McInerney, but that’s not always fair… and it’s not always the best way to figure out who really is racist…

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