A Look Back At
Born in 2016
What Was Life Like in 2016?
Who Was in Charge?
Taoiseach
Enda Kenny
What Things Cost
Petrol (per litre)
€1.28/L
Loaf of Bread
€1.52
Average House
€230,000
Weekly Wage
€460
Events of 2016 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2016 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 26 February – The 2016 general election was held.
- 10 March – The 32nd Dáil met for the first time. Talks on government formation began and continued until 6 May.
- 27 March – (Easter Sunday) – The Easter Rising centenary parade took place in Dublin.
- 6 May – The 32nd Dáil elected a Taoiseach and a new Cabinet was announced.
- 9 May – A gathering of naturists at Curracloe Strand, County Wexford was criticised by the Mayor of Wexford, councillor Ger Carthy. The Irish Naturist Association stated that no-one asked the people to leave.
- 20 May – Brendan Howlin was elected unopposed as leader of the Labour Party, succeeding Joan Burton.
- 21 June – The United States Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Ireland for a six-day visit with his brother and sister, daughter, and five grandchildren.
- 23 July – Carina Fitzpatrick, a female concert-goer at the KnockanStockan music festival, near Ballyknockan, County Wicklow, was arrested for revealing her breasts during the festival in a form of topless protest. The incident opened a conversation over women's bodily autonomy and nudism in Ireland.
Popular Toys & Games
- Hatchimals
- Pokémon Go Plus
- Nerf N-Strike
Irish Chart Song in 2016
One Dance
Drake