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COMMENTS ARE PART of the lifeblood of the site.
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.
As you’ll see from the list below, a lot of the articles which got the most comments this year were – unsurprisingly – on topical news issues which people felt strongly about. Same-sex marriage makes the list, with abortion, vaccinations and a united Ireland all getting provoking a vocal reaction from readers too.
So without further ado, here’s the 10 articles which received the most comments this year as of 20 December. Keep an eye out for later this week when we’ll be publishing the comments which got the most thumbs up from other readers. That’s going to be fun…
1. Poll: How would you vote if there was a referendum on same-sex marriage today?
Comments: 784
2. Poll: Should Ireland allow terminations in cases of fatal foetal abnormalities?
Comments: 687
(Photocall Ireland)
3. Shatter condemns hate mail sent to Muslim Community, says gardaí will take “appropriate action”
Comments: 622
(Brian Lawless/PA Wire)
4. Pictures: Crowds take to the streets for pro-choice march
Comments: 575
(Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)
5. Pics: Thousands attend pro-life vigil in Dublin
Comments: 554
(Niall Carson/PA Wire)
6= Ireland’s largest mosque gets planning permission
Comments: 540
(Dublin Welfare Society)
6= Poll: Would you welcome a united Ireland?
Comments: 540
(Paul Faith/PA Archive/Press Association Images)
8. Dublin business owner in storm over gay take-topper row
Comments: 538
9. Poll: Should vaccinations be compulsory for children?
Comments: 536
(Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
10. Stop exporting your abortion problem, Britain tells Ireland
Comments: 502
(Julian Behal/PA Wire)
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Just an observation..religion at the heart of many of the stories!
Religion – it’s all about love, isn’t it?
How could people disagree about that?!
Or that the extremists hijack the journal comments sections very regularly and use the journal as a soap box?
Dead right. Crazy feckin atheists.
Sadly the vaccine topic was infiltrated by the bikini clad fluoride girl and all the people who think Andrew Wakefield is a hero and Elvis is still alive and drinking water with fluoride in it. Nothing like a good nutter to start panic over nothing. The same nutters believe you can cure cancer with urine and homosexuality is the result of the mother using the contraceptive pill. Always a a good laugh if it were not for the fact they put peoples lives in danger with their nonsense.
Mostly Abortion and Gay related.. Us Paddies really have been suppressed by the church for so long.
These should have been in reverse order…killed the suspense
God we have been bored .!!!
This just shows how many cynical keyboard warriors are commenting on this website. Most comments on those articles are probably spite filled and tiresome to read.
Glad you avoided doing that yerself!
Where’s number 7?
After 6 and before 8
538 comments on cake topper row were 538 too many
What does the immigrant council of Ireland have to do with any of this ?
How many articles came from the immigrant council of Ireland? I’d say just a fraction of the replies would dwarf the others put together, so can the journal give us that answer please
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