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10th Dec 2015

VIDEO: Facebook’s global review of the year video features one massive Irish moment

Tony Cuddihy

Facebook has released a video looking back at the key global moments in 2015, and Ireland has pride of place.

The video tracks events as wide ranging as the Charlie Hebdo massacre in January, the Nepal earthquake, the Greek debt crisis, the fight against ISIS and last month’s devastating attacks on Paris.

Also features is one of the biggest moments in recent Irish history – the successful passing of the Marriage Equality referendum in May.

The list was compiled by measuring how frequently topics were discussed on Facebook between January 1 and December 1 in 2015.

These were the year’s ten biggest topics on Facebook:

  • US Presidential Election
  • November 13 Attacks in Paris
  • Syrian Civil War & Refugee Crisis
  • Nepal Earthquakes
  • Greek Debt Crisis
  • Marriage Equality
  • Fight Against ISIS
  • Charlie Hebdo Attack
  • Baltimore Protests
  • Charleston Shooting & Confederate Flag Debate