The second edition of the new series of Reeling In The Years, focused upon the year 2011, brought the memories - both good and bad - flooding back, with many taking to Twitter to feel all the feelings...
For many, it was an opportunity to indulge in a little national pride...
Naming a petrol station after Barack Obama following his state visit is still one of the most Irish things ever #ReelingInTheYears pic.twitter.com/4iSoum9oOt
— Jimmy Dillane (@JimmyDillane) April 18, 2021
For others, it was a time perhaps best forgotten...
2010/2011 was the worst time of my life. Unemployed, miserable, broke, young. It was rotten but I've appreciated every single pay cheque I received since then.
— Paula MacSweeney (@sweetpmac) April 18, 2021
Watching #ReelingInTheYears is bringing back some feelings 😫
It offered an opportunity to revisit noteworthy figures early in their career...
Think my 2011 hair is even worse than my lockdown hair! Didn't expect to be on #reelingintheyears! Was honoured to nominate Enda Kenny to be Taoiseach in 2011 in my maiden speech in the Dail pic.twitter.com/gQXKDWjhXz
— Simon Harris TD (@SimonHarrisTD) April 18, 2021
Some people can be harsh, while nailing things somewhat perfectly - it is Twitter, after all:
young Simon Harris looks like two 9 year olds stacked on top of each other wearing their da's work suit #ReelingInTheYears
— amy (@mochichara) April 18, 2021
Others fondly recalled a case of mistaken identity...
2011 the year I gained 20,000 Twitter Followers 😂 #reelingintheyears pic.twitter.com/vZyyJcInD2
— Niall Horan (@niallhoran) April 18, 2021
And a lot can happen in ten years...
Insane to think same sex civil partnership was only introduced in 2011. Ireland we've come a long way. 🇮🇪 #reelingintheyears
— Daithí (@heyadaithi) April 18, 2021
It was a half hour packed with iconic moments aplenty...
Mary McAleese mouthing 'WOW' when the Queen spoke irish still gets me to this day 😂#reelingintheyears pic.twitter.com/t5ncLbbtm3
— Caolán Mc Aree (@Caolanmcaree) April 18, 2021
That said, there's always one...
Why do none of ye say wow when I start speaking in irish? #ReelingInTheYears
— Social míde (@AChairdeGael) April 18, 2021
While controversy raged about what they left out, the only event that mattered made the cut:
If tonight's episode of #ReelingInTheYears doesn’t feature Rihanna getting run out of a field of wheat in Co. Down with a pitch fork, I’m switching it off
— Seán Maher (@irishkangaroo) April 18, 2021
Next week, things can only get better... Can't they?
Miss when 8.30pm on a Sunday was for worrying about your homework and not for reliving the country's lowest moments and dealing with low-level PTSD. #ReelingInTheYears
— ⭐ amy o'connor ⭐ (@amyohconnor) April 18, 2021
Revisit more Reeling In The Years here.
