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What do Vincent Browne, Irish Water and same-sex marriage have in common?
All three were among the top trending topics in Ireland over the past 12 months.
THE MARRIAGE REFERENDUM was the most discussed Irish news topic among Twitter users this year, according to an end-of-year review from the social media network.
Three hashtags widely used by campaigners in the run-up to the referendum -#MarRef, #VoteYes and #YesEquality - topped the list for local news trends.
Twitter said over 400,000 #MarRef tweets were sent from the time polls opened at 7am on 22 May until 7pm on 23 May, the day the result was announced.
#HometoVote, the hashtag used by many Irish emigrants travelling back from abroad to vote, came in fifth place, after #Repealthe8th, which took the fourth spot.
The discussion around water charges (#IrishWater and #RighttoWater) trended more often than any other Irish political story.
Greece, the two terrorist attacks in Paris (#PrayForParis and #CharlieHebdo), Syria and Gaza were the most discussed world news topics.
And, perhaps unsurprisingly, #vinb dominated the conversation around TV.
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