A Look Back At

Born in 2013

What Was Life Like in 2013?

Who Was in Charge?

Taoiseach

Enda Kenny

What Things Cost

Petrol (per litre)

€1.55/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.45

Average House

€170,000

Weekly Wage

€405

Events of 2013 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2013 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 15 January – The Food Safety Authority of Ireland confirmed the presence of horse DNA in beef burger products on sale in supermarkets. At least ten million burgers were withdrawn from sale.
  • 5 February – A report into Ireland's Magdalene asylums found "significant" state collusion in the admission of thousands of "fallen women" into the institutions where they were abused and worked for nothing in conditions of slavery before they were shut down nearly two decades ago.
  • 18 March – President Higgins departed from Baldonnel Aerodrome for a three-day visit to Rome, accompanied by his wife Sabina and Minister for Finance Michael Noonan, to attend the inauguration of Jorge Bergoglio as Pope Francis.
  • 27 March – Meath East by-election: Helen McEntee of Fine Gael was elected to Dáil Éireann.
  • 11 April – The Central Bank expressed regret over a James Joyce misquote on a new commemorative €10 coin. The bank tried to manage its mistake by claiming it was "artistic." Joyce's grandson, Stephen Joyce, criticised the coin and the manner of its release.
  • 1 May – Gardaí arrested five members of the Campaign Against Home and Water Taxes, including Cork City Councillors Ted Tynan and Mick Barry, during a midday protest inside the Patrick Street branch of the Bank of Ireland in the city.
  • 17–18 June – While the U.S. President, Barack Obama, attended the G8 Summit in County Fermanagh, his wife Michelle and their daughters Malia and Sasha visited Dublin and Glendalough.
  • 2 July – Requests for asylum and asylum assistance were made to 19 countries, including Ireland, on behalf of American whistleblower, Edward Snowden, who was stuck in the international transit lounge of Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popular Toys & Games

  • PlayStation 4
  • Xbox One
  • Monster High

Irish Chart Song in 2013

Blurred Lines

Robin Thicke ft. T.I. & Pharrell