A Look Back At

Born in 2010

What Was Life Like in 2010?

Who Was in Charge?

Taoiseach

Brian Cowen

What Things Cost

Petrol (per litre)

€1.22/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.38

Average House

€195,000

Weekly Wage

€415

Events of 2010 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2010 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 4 January – Met Éireann said Ireland was experiencing its most extreme cold spell of weather since 1963.
  • 3 February – a fireball was seen across Ireland when a meteoroid explodes at an altitude of 100 miles, and fragments entered the atmosphere. Public excitement caused Astronomy Ireland's website to crash.
  • 15 April – Volcanic ash from the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupted air traffic across northern and western Europe, including Ireland.
  • 5 May – The government narrowly defeated an opposition motion calling for an immediate by-election in Donegal South-West. Fianna Fáil deputies Frank Fahey and Timmy Dooley accidentally voted with the opposition.
  • 31 May – Eight Irish nationals were involved in the events surrounding the Gaza flotilla raid carried out by Israeli commandos in international waters, including former United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Denis Halliday and Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Corrigan.
  • 1 July – Dáil Éireann passed the Civil Partnership Bill without a vote. It is signed into law by the President on 19 July.
  • 11–14 November – First Kilkenomics Festival of comedy and economics at Kilkenny.
  • 21 November – Eurozone countries agreed to a rescue package for Ireland from the European Financial Stability Facility in response to the country's financial crisis.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popular Toys & Games

  • iPad
  • Squinkies
  • Sing-a-ma-jigs

Irish Chart Song in 2010

Love the Way You Lie

Eminem ft. Rihanna