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Here are the 10 articles which got the most comments in 2016

From Munich to abortion to Ghostbusters, here’s what got you all talking this year.

AS ANY FREQUENT reader knows, comments are part of the lifeblood around here.

Whether they make you laugh, roll your eyes, punch the keyboard, nod your head, or just think about something in a different way, the reaction from readers is an integral part of the news stories that we publish.

There was a clear theme among the articles which got the most comments this year: They were mainly topical news stories which people felt strongly about.

Here’s the list in full of the articles which got the most comments this year.

1. RTÉ cameraman injured in demonstrations on O’Connell Street Number of comments: 712

6/2/2016. Pegida Group in Ireland Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

2. UN: Ireland must compensate woman forced to travel abroad for abortion Number of comments: 710

3/8/2016. Abortion Protests Issues Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

3. We’re helping women access abortion pills in Ireland. Here’s why Number of comments: 544

28/10/2014. Abortion Issues Pill Trains Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

4. Make no mistake, today’s March for Choice is just the beginning of a long ground war Number of comments: 520

24/09/2016. 5th Annual March for Choice. Pictured Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

5. Hundreds turn out for ‘Celebrate the 8th’ anti-abortion event in Dublin Number of comments: 508

4/6/2016. Anti Abortion Campaigns Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

6. Who’s in? Who’s out? These are your new ministers Number of comments: 507

13/9/2016. Fine Gael Think Ins Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

7. Florida gay nightclub worst mass shooting in US history 50 dead and 53 injured Number of comments: 491

Nightclub Shooting Florida David Goldman / PA David Goldman / PA / PA

8. Twitter bans right-wing writer after Ghostbusters actor targeted by trolls Number of comments: 490

2016 CinemaCon - Sony Pictures Entertainment AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

9. Like most of my friends, I baptised my children so they could go to school’: The anger of Ireland’s non-religious parents Number of comments: 475

shutterstock_439375411 Shutterstock / Tiko Aramyan Shutterstock / Tiko Aramyan / Tiko Aramyan

10. Nine dead in suspected terrorist shooting at Munich shopping centre Number of comments: 467

2016 AP Year End Photos Sebastian Widmann / PA Sebastian Widmann / PA / PA

All figures correct at the time of being compiled

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