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liveline poll
The lowest moment of 2017? Liveline listeners say it was the treatment of garda whistleblowers
Liveline listeners have had their say on the highs and the lows of the past year.
RTÉ LIVELINE LISTENERS have had their say on what were the highs and lows of 2017.
Voting on the highest and lowest moments of the past year, their text poll revealed some interesting results.
Giving the results with a health warning, presenter Joe Duffy said they tend not to measure one tragedy against another, which is why homelessness was not included in the poll this year.
Had it been included, Duffy says there is no doubt that homelessness would be number one number one, stating that it is a low point for so many people.
Here are the results:
Lows of 2017
10. Traffic jams
9. France wins the Rugby World Cup bid
8. Ireland 1 – Denmark 5
7. Conor McGregor in court
6. Halligan, Ross and McGrath’s jaunt to North Korea (that never was)
5. Tracker mortgage scandal
4. Donald Trump
3. Brexit begins
2. Rip off Ireland
1. The treatment of Garda whistleblowers
Highs of 2017
10. Saoirse Ronan’s success
9. The rise of Conor McGregor
8. New Luas line
7. Late Late Toy Show
6. Ibrahim Halawa’s homecoming
5. Met Eireann during Storm Ophelia
4. Kate Taylor World Champ
3. The #MeToo Movement
2. Government’s Brexit Negotiations
1. Jadotville soldiers get their medals
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