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Outgoing US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden welcome Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump to the White House on the morning of Trump's inauguration in Washington DC. Alamy Stock Photo
think back
Quiz: Do you remember these things that happened in January 2025?
Cast your mind back.
WELCOME TO JANUARY 2026.
To begin this new year, we thought we’d test your knowledge of some of the things that happened 12 months ago, in January 2025.
There was a storm, a US presidential inauguration and a bridge in Drumcondra went viral. It was an odd month.
Let’s see how much of it you remember.
Can you remember the name of the storm that hit Ireland in January 2025?
Alamy
Bert
Éowyn
Floris
Hugo
January 2025 saw the start of the Dáil speaking rights row. Which Rural Independent TD were Opposition parties particularly angry with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael over due to his role in government formation talks?
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Michael Healy-Rae
Danny Healy-Rae
Barry Heneghan
Michael Lowry
Which of these had a statue of them unveiled outside Belfast's Ulster Hall in January 2025?
Alamy
Van Morrison
Paul Brady
Rory Gallagher
Kneecap
Who released their 21st solo album in January 2025?
Alamy
Ringo Starr
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Sting
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Paul McCartney
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Rod Stewart
Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th US president. What was unusual about the inauguration ceremony?
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None of the living former presidents attended.
It had to be held indoors due to bad weather.
Trump gave the longest inauguration speech in US history.
YMCA was played instead of the Star Spangled Banner.
Ahead of Trump's inauguration, an American musician asked Irish journalist Caitríona Perry out during an awkward live interview on BBC News after saying she sounded "sexy". Who was it?
BBC
Kanye West
Snoop Dogg
Billy Ray Cyrus
Kid Rock
Having left politics behind, Leo Varadkar got a new gig as a guest lecturer on public leadership in which prestigious US Ivy League college?
Alamy
Columbia University
Harvard University
Yale University
Princeton University
Who won Best Actress in a Musical/Comedy at the Golden Globes, but lost out at the Oscars in March?
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Mikey Madison
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Cynthia Erivo
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Demi Moore
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Nicole Kidman
What social media app was briefly banned in the US before being restored?
Alamy
TikTok
Instagram
X/Twitter
Snapchat
Finally, a small bridge in Dublin's Drumcondra became a viral phenomenon and earned itself a new name when people kept leaving what foodstuff on it?
Google Streetview
Pickled onions
Raisins
Cherry tomatoes
Kidney beans
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Top Dog!
Pawsitively perfect!
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Clever Cat!
Almost purrfect!
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Fintastic!
Flippin' good!
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What are ewe doing?!
Baaaaaaad!
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Turtley Awful!
Shell of a bad effort.
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