#review-2012

# review-2012 - Saturday 5 January, 2013



# Richer

# Richer

The 10 billionaires whose net worth rose the most in 2012

Jan 5th 2013, 6:00 PM 29,543 Views 89 Comments

Nope, we haven’t heard of some of these rich folks…

# review-2012 - Tuesday 1 January, 2013

From The42

Open thread: what are your sporting hopes for 2013?

Jan 1st 2013, 12:26 AM 923 Views 17 Comments

Have that cup of coffee, shrug off last night’s celebrations and tell us what you hope to see this year.

# review-2012 - Monday 31 December, 2012



# Memories

From The42

# Memories

Here are the 61 most iconic images of the London 2012 Olympics

Dec 31st 2012, 9:28 PM 33,758 Views 7 Comments

Starring Katie Taylor, Usain Bolt, Oscar Pistorius and erm, Boris Johnson.



# Blooper Reel

From The Daily Edge

# Blooper Reel

WATCH: Epic video of 2012′s very best TV news bloopers

Dec 31st 2012, 9:15 PM 19,022 Views 8 Comments

From the farting rhino to the sausage-judging competition… it’s been a good year.



# Review 2012

From The Daily Edge

# Review 2012

11 crazes we went wild for in 2012

Dec 31st 2012, 8:00 PM 21,876 Views 11 Comments

Did you go gaga for Gangnam Style? Or buy a whip keyring after reading 50 Shades of Grey?



# Review

From The42

# Review

Lance, London, Katie and Poznan: here's what our writers thought of 2012

Dec 31st 2012, 1:01 PM 5,446 Views 1 Comment

And what we reckon we’ll be saying this time next year…



# On Call

From The42

# On Call

Messages from the future: 9 texts we kinda expect to see in 2013

Dec 31st 2012, 12:47 PM 3,397 Views 0 Comments

… But not really, you guys.


# Memories
From The42
# Memories
Thunderstorms, rioting and cute Irish babies: here are the 50 most iconic images of Euro 2012
Dec 31st 2012, 11:00 AM 27,160 Views 9 Comments
Featuring no less than 25 Ireland-related pics…


# Gongs

From The42

# Gongs

Brolly, Cookie Monster and taunting Davy: Here's TheScore.ie's alternative sports awards

Dec 31st 2012, 9:01 AM 1,243 Views 1 Comment

The nominees are…



# Looking Back

From The42

# Looking Back

VIDEO: The top 5 points from the 2012 All-Ireland Hurling Championship

Dec 31st 2012, 8:16 AM 4,009 Views 8 Comments

Joe Canning is in there — but which other standout scores from the hurling summer have made the end-of-year cut?



# Review 2012

# Review 2012

TIME cover boy and Savita: How the world saw Ireland in 2012

Dec 31st 2012, 8:00 AM 6,803 Views 22 Comments

Compared to last year this was not Ireland’s best year in the eyes of the international media which focussed on the very different circumstances of two stars of the Celtic Tiger and Ireland’s strict abortion laws…



# Opinion

# Opinion

Lisa McInerney: New Year is where we resolve to be grown-ups

Dec 31st 2012, 7:00 AM 35 Views 2 Comments

The true mark of maturity, however, is to stop beating ourselves up over not being the perfect adult – and to resolve to be a better kid.

# review-2012 - Sunday 30 December, 2012


# Review 2012
# Review 2012
'A logistical, logarithmic progression' : The year in 46 quotes
Dec 30th 2012, 7:00 PM 6,746 Views 6 Comments
“It’s clear that people are pissed off with us as a government” and 45 other quotes that tell the story of 2012.


# In Pictures

# In Pictures

IN PICS: TheJournal.ie's winners and losers of 2012

Dec 30th 2012, 6:30 PM 11,284 Views 6 Comments

Who came out on top, and who was bringing up the rear? Here are our picks for the winners and losers of the year.



# Review 2012

# Review 2012

The 10 most popular comments on TheJournal.ie in 2012

Dec 30th 2012, 6:00 PM 21,235 Views 42 Comments

From Sean Quinn to Ryanair to gangland shootings, these are the comments which received the most thumbs up from readers this year.



# Social Media

From The42

# Social Media

They said what? Here are 38 of our favourite sporting tweets of the year

Dec 30th 2012, 2:00 PM 10,682 Views 2 Comments

Take a glance back at the year in 140 characters or less.



# Irish Abroad

# Irish Abroad

Tánaiste confirms deaths of 194 Irish citizens abroad this year

Dec 30th 2012, 12:54 PM 8,891 Views 18 Comments

The Department of Foreign Affairs said almost 1,500 Irish citizens received consular assistance over the past 12 months.



# Review 2012

# Review 2012

Sitdown Sunday: The 20 deadliest reads of 2012

Dec 30th 2012, 11:00 AM 14,479 Views 0 Comments

It’s been a year of great writing. Here’s the very best from around the web.


# Memories
From The42
# Memories
Open thread: how was 2012 for you, sports fans?
Dec 30th 2012, 9:51 AM 3,463 Views 35 Comments
A sing-song in Gdansk? A goal in five-a-side? Or a winning Ryder Cup bet? What was your stand-out sporting memory then?


# Inanimate Carbon Rod

From The42

# Inanimate Carbon Rod

Camouflage cars and denim jackets? It's the sporting year in 5 objects

Dec 30th 2012, 9:06 AM 8,811 Views 5 Comments

Suits you sir. Suits you.


# Looking Back
From The42
# Looking Back
Here are our 44 favourite images of the London 2012 Paralympics
Dec 30th 2012, 8:30 AM 16,678 Views 9 Comments
The past week and a half in London has been memorable for a number of reasons. Here are some of its defining images.

# review-2012 - Saturday 29 December, 2012



# Prime Numbers

# Prime Numbers

Apple, Aguero, pubs and the Paralympics: The year in numbers

Dec 29th 2012, 7:30 PM 7,151 Views 0 Comments

How many Irish kids are trying ‘legal highs’ these days? And how much does it cost to (literally) kick a politician’s ass?



# World Of Celebs

From The Daily Edge

# World Of Celebs

12 actually honest things celebrities said in 2012

Dec 29th 2012, 6:00 PM 3,562 Views 0 Comments

Those rare moments of clarity? We’ve picked out the best of them.


# Not The News
From The Daily Edge
# Not The News
The Mire's review of the year's news... skewed
Dec 29th 2012, 5:00 PM 5,498 Views 2 Comments
Government response to Anonymous cheers everyone up; Heathrow goes green; Irish people want to escape to prisons; Love/Hate Christmas special: This was 2012 according to The Mire


# Euro 2012

From The42

# Euro 2012

Remember these? The 17 iconic moments that defined Euro 2012

Dec 29th 2012, 12:24 PM 2,651 Views 1 Comment

It seems like a lifetime ago now.. but relive the madness with this collection of images.



# Looking Back

From The42

# Looking Back

VIDEO: The top 5 points from the 2012 All-Ireland Football Championship

Dec 29th 2012, 10:19 AM 1,905 Views 3 Comments

Five fine scores from five different counties — which one is the pick of this year’s football Championship?



# Ensemble

From The42

# Ensemble

Here's who we need for the cast of '2012: The Sports Movie'

Dec 29th 2012, 9:38 AM 756 Views 0 Comments

It’s been an epic year, we need the best damn thespians money can buy.



# Review 2012

# Review 2012

Here are the top 10 most read articles on TheJournal.ie in 2012

Dec 29th 2012, 8:45 AM 20,008 Views 13 Comments

Stabbings at the Swedish House Mafia gig, Ireland’s copyright laws under threat, and topless Kate Middleton – these are the stories you read this year.



# Review 2012

# Review 2012

IN PICTURES: a year of fighting in Syria

Dec 29th 2012, 8:30 AM 4,102 Views 30 Comments

In the midst of the conflict, death and hurt, some rare smiles and moments of joy are captured by some of the world’s bravest photographers.



# Christmas 2012

From The42

# Christmas 2012

Turkey shoot: the 6 biggest flops of 2012

Dec 29th 2012, 8:25 AM 10,204 Views 29 Comments

Gobble, gobble — here’s half a dozen teams and sports stars who can chalk 2012 down to experience.

# review-2012 - Friday 28 December, 2012


# In Pictures
# In Pictures
2012: a year in political pictures
Dec 28th 2012, 7:00 PM 10,558 Views 9 Comments
Protests in Europe, an election in the US and another austerity budget in Ireland. Here is the political year that was, in photos.


# Wikipedia

# Wikipedia

The 10 most-read Wikipedia entries of 2012

Dec 28th 2012, 6:00 PM 22,070 Views 9 Comments

A social media site was the topic most people wanted to look up. But which one was it?



# Sporting Highlights

From The42

# Sporting Highlights

I was there: Ireland 1 Croatia 3, Euro 2012

Dec 28th 2012, 3:00 PM 1,061 Views 9 Comments

We arrived in Poland with so much hope.



# Gee Gees

From The42

# Gee Gees

Why the long face? Take a look back at the year in horse racing...

Dec 28th 2012, 8:06 AM 519 Views 0 Comments

It was all about Frankel while the racing world also said farewell to another all-time great.



# Euro 2012

From The42

# Euro 2012

Trap’s Army: an oral history of how Ireland’s fans stole European hearts

Dec 28th 2012, 7:00 AM 20,409 Views 49 Comments

Euro 2012 was a disappointment for Ireland on the pitch, but off it, the fans were one of the tournament’s big hits. Ten of them take TheScore.ie behind the scenes of the trip of a lifetime.

# review-2012 - Thursday 27 December, 2012



# Review 2012

# Review 2012

PICS: A year in the life - Enda Kenny

Dec 27th 2012, 7:00 PM 8,612 Views 56 Comments

What was 2012 like for the Taoiseach?


# Ryder Cup
From The42
# Ryder Cup
I wish I was there: Europe come back at Medinah
Dec 27th 2012, 3:16 PM 594 Views 1 Comment
They thought it was all over…


# Online

From The42

# Online

Ireland's sporting year in half a dozen YouTube comments

Dec 27th 2012, 3:09 PM 1,462 Views 0 Comments

‘As consistent as vomit?’ — that’s not very nice, The Internet.



# Review 2012

# Review 2012

VIDEO: Here are the highlights of the Dáil and Seanad in 2012

Dec 27th 2012, 2:52 PM 3,245 Views 13 Comments

The Oireachtas has put together these videos taking a look at some of the key moments from the Dáil and Seanad this year.



# Centrestage

From The42

# Centrestage

Good times: Sports stars reflect on their sporting highlight of 2012

Dec 27th 2012, 11:30 AM 3,742 Views 1 Comment

The words ‘Katie’ and ‘Taylor’ pop up a couple of times in our conversations with athletes across different disciplines.

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