A Look Back At

Born in 2018

What Was Life Like in 2018?

Who Was in Charge?

Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar

What Things Cost

Petrol (per litre)

€1.48/L

Loaf of Bread

€1.60

Average House

€295,000

Weekly Wage

€520

Events of 2018 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '2018 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 28 February – Met Éireann issued a red weather warning, its most severe alert, for all of Munster and Leinster as the Beast from the East weather event arrived.
  • 26 April – CervicalCheck cancer scandal: The Health Service Executive (HSE) confirmed that 206 women developed cervical cancer after having a misdiagnosed smear in the free national screening programme.
  • 8 May – Ryan O'Shaughnessy takes Ireland to its first Eurovision final since 2013, with the song "Together".
  • 25 May – A constitutional referendum on whether to repeal the ban on abortion in Ireland took place, with a landslide win of 66.4% to 33.6% for the repeal side.
  • 13 July – County Clare-based diver Jim Warny, who was involved in the rescue of the Thai boys football team from a cave complex, arrived back in Ireland.
  • 25 August – Pope Francis began a 2-day visit to Ireland. It was only the second papal visit to Ireland ever and the first since Pope John Paul II in 1979.
  • 6 October – Fighter Conor McGregor submitted to Khabib Nurmagomedov during a fight in Paradise, Nevada.
  • 26 October – The people of Ireland voted to choose their president.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Irish Chart Song in 2018

Girls Like You

Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B