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Wednesday 29 November 2023 Dublin: 2°C

# Record Breaking

This year
2023
2022 confirmed as Ireland's hottest year on record
High temperature records for July and August were also broken last year during heatwave conditions.
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Jan 5th 2023, 3:15 PM
Last year
2022
June homelessness report shows all-time highs in several categories
A total of 10,492 people, including 1,385 families with 3,071 children, are homeless.
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Jul 29th 2022, 4:15 PM
Yesterday marked the mildest New Year's Eve on record in Ireland
Temperatures fell no lower than 12.4 degrees in some areas.
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Jan 1st 2022, 2:10 PM
All time
Bahrain takes pole as Formula One reveals hectic schedule for 2022 campaign
Abu Dhabi will be the stage for the concluding event exactly eight months after the Bahrain Grand Prix.
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Oct 15th 2021, 8:44 PM
Record number of patients were hit by dangerous hospital superbug last year
Over 660 new patients contracted the antibiotic-resistant bowel bug CPE from January to November – with 13 outbreaks currently across the country.
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Jan 17th 2020, 6:00 AM
It's been another 'bumper' year for Irish passport applications, up 7% on 2018
The oldest online Irish passport applicant was 101, and the youngest was five days old.
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Dec 27th 2019, 12:15 AM
Heatwave: Temperature records shattered in Europe as Paris hits 42.6 degrees
Meanwhile, Germany again hit a national record of 41.5 degrees in Lingen, western Germany.
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Jul 25th 2019, 9:33 PM
Record-breaking heatwave in Europe set to spike even higher today
Paris was expected to see the mercury soar to as much as 41 or 42 degrees Celsius today.
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Jul 25th 2019, 7:17 AM
Irish holidaymakers warned to take care as Europe set to bake in 40+ degree heatwave
Authorities in France, the Netherlands and the UK have issued warnings about the heat.
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Jul 23rd 2019, 1:52 PM
'He loves eating sweets': World's oldest living man aged 112 confirmed in Japan
Masazo Nonaka was born on 25 July 1905.
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Apr 10th 2018, 12:34 PM
Ryan among the record-breakers at the Irish Open Swimming Championships
The Olympian set a new mark of 48.68 in the men’s 100m freestyle
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Apr 5th 2018, 10:52 AM
For the second time in a month, Christian Coleman breaks the 60m world record... but this one counts
The US sprinter’s time of 6.37 could not be ratified last month.
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Feb 19th 2018, 10:15 AM
The top Irish-made film of 2017 at the box office was Cardboard Gangsters
The most popular international film was Beauty and the Beast.
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Jan 11th 2018, 6:08 PM
Last year broke records for winds, temperatures and summer rainfall
Storm Ophelia was at the heart of the highest recorded winds in Irish history.
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Jan 4th 2018, 9:04 AM
The epic story of the Vikings in Ireland - as depicted on a 23-metre chainsaw-carved tree
Professional tree carver John Hayes is out to impress at this year’s National Ploughing Championships.
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Sep 20th 2017, 3:56 PM
Record-breaking season finale of Game of Thrones brings in millions of viewers
Over 16.5 million watched the season finale in the US alone.
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Aug 29th 2017, 7:52 AM
How runaway leaders Cork City can rewrite the history books
The Leesiders could break a number of all-time records this season.
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Jun 21st 2017, 4:52 PM
These were the top 10 films in the Irish box office last year
2016 was a record-breaking year for the Irish box office.
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Jan 11th 2017, 2:14 PM
Jim Furyk made history today on the PGA Tour
The American golfer shot a 58 in the final round at the Travelers Championship.
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Aug 7th 2016, 6:14 PM
Irish cancer survivor breaks world record for fastest 5km on crutches
Nikki Bradley beat the previous record by 5 minutes and 32 seconds.
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Jun 27th 2016, 3:10 PM
Rare 'Oppenheimer Blue' diamond sells for record-breaking $50.6 million
The diamond went at an auction in Geneva today, auction house Christie’s said.
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May 18th 2016, 10:55 PM
Scientists discover worms as big as snakes... that may help reduce flooding
The worms were found in Scotland.
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Jan 18th 2016, 2:45 PM
A lot of people happened to visit the Guinness Storehouse in 2015
It was a record year for the tourist attraction as more than half of its visitors came from the UK and US.
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Jan 1st 2016, 3:06 PM
Irish ships in the Mediterranean rescued almost 9,000 migrants in 2015
Both Ireland’s maritime Defence Forces and its Coast Guard have had a year to remember.
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Dec 27th 2015, 6:41 PM
Shorts and t-shirts on show in New York - as Christmas temperatures hit 22 degrees
It was the warmest Christmas Eve on record for the city.
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Dec 27th 2015, 7:00 AM
Here's why tonight's Milan derby could be one of the best ones yet
There’s plenty of expectation and 77,500 will be crammed inside the San Siro to see what unfolds.
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Sep 13th 2015, 2:57 PM
Not planned a holiday yet? These amazing destinations have all broken Guinness World Records
Smallest country. Narrowest street. Tallest hotel… Biggest disco ball.
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Aug 23rd 2015, 9:15 AM
This MONSTER cruise liner will be parked up in Dublin next week
She’s so big she’ll have to either reverse in or reverse out… (So undignified).
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May 5th 2015, 3:15 PM
Meet the man who's challenging Ellen's Oscar selfie record
Ellen’s Oscars selfie now has over three million retweets. This man wants MORE.
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Mar 5th 2014, 3:43 PM
Pics: Limerick man wins Christmas Tree Throwing Championship
More than 360 people took part in the competition in Ennis, Co Clare at the weekend.
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Jan 7th 2013, 6:49 PM
Modest Messi shrugs off 86-goal record
He may be only 25, but the Argentine star has already proven himself as the best of his generation.
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Dec 10th 2012, 8:01 AM
Carefree McIlroy stuns Congressional with record-breaking round
Twenty-two-year old becomes the first golfer in US Open history to reach 13-under par.
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Jun 17th 2011, 7:10 PM
Ireland's cricket heroes bow out with victory over Netherlands
Ireland recorded a six-wicket win over the Netherlands in their final game of the 2011 Cricket World Cup this morning.
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Mar 18th 2011, 12:58 PM
British man walks length of the Amazon
Ed Stafford has walked for a record breaking 859 days along the entire length of the Amazon River.
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Aug 10th 2010, 7:50 AM