Reeling in 2015 – JOE’s 10 biggest viral stories in January

Remember these?

So much has happened in Irish society during 2015 that it’s easy to forget some of the biggest events and stories from the past 12 months.

The Berkeley tragedy, marriage equality, sporting highs and lows, viral sensations and Teresa Mannion were just some of the memorable moments but we’ve decided to take a look back at the year that was 2015.

Here’s what you were all reading, watching and listening to on JOE.ie in January.

10) Hozier’s stunning cover of Ariana Grande’s ‘Problem’ for BBC Live Lounge

Clip via – Kevin Apaza

9) The chancer who tried to take his friend’s mam to the debs

Anthony Pinnisi, from Virginia asked his mate for permission to take his mother to the debs but there was a catch as seen in this text below.

He actually managed to get 50,000 retweets but sadly the school board intervened and prevented Anthony from going out on a date with this lady. Top marks for effort though.

8) A different and wonderful side to Conor McGregor

An incredible young man by the name of Jay Mooney was named as Ireland’s Young Carer of the Year in 2014 after helping to take care of his mam, Sabrina, who was diagnosed with Meningitis at 19, ultimately suffered a stroke and was then also diagnosed with epilepsy shortly after he was born.

Jay looked after her through her seizures, as well as helping his mother with his younger sister Lexie while his dad was at work.

Sadly things took a turn for the worse for Jay when was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. The father of this wonderful young man helped turn Jay’s spirits around though with a visit to UFC Boston and a memorable visit from a certain someone.

7) The most dangerous sex position

Plenty of you were interested in this story and we wonder why? ‘Wink, wink’.

Researchers from Brazil discovered that the lady-on-top position was responsible for half of all the penile fractures in three hospitals there.

Two words will stay with us for the rest of our lives from that story, ‘audible snap’.

6) Gardai get some new snazzy cars

Have any of you spotted these 20 new high-performance Opel Insignia Sports Tourers on the roads?

5) RTÉ reporter caught off guard during a report about Stephanie Roche

She might not have won the Puskas Award but this report from RTÉ was absolute gold.

Clip via – ROBYN RADIO

4) McGregor wins against Denis Siver

2015 started with a bang for ‘The Notorious’ when the Dubliner knocked out his opponent in the second round after outclassing the German from the first bell.

3) The Charlie Hebdo attacks

We were lost for words. Thankfully, this man wasn’t.

2) The frostbit kid’s ice-bucket challenge

Doesn’t this seem like ages ago? Ruairi McSorley absolutely captivated the nation with this hilarious interview but things got even better…

Clip via – Connor Clements

…because his ice bucket challenge was even more popular with JOE readers.