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.
Popular Toys & Games
- iPad
- Squinkies
- Sing-a-ma-jigs
Irish Chart Song in 2010
Love the Way You Lie
Eminem ft. Rihanna