In the last twelve months, our country has seen storms, heatwaves, referendums and the tragic loss of Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan. For 2018, Ireland's most popular Google searches tell quite the story.
While the World Cup was the most searched term of the year, Bradley Cooper's A Star is Born was the most searched movie.
Operation Transformation recipes were a big hit with the Irish population, closely followed by cake recipes.
And at one point, some of us were wondering how to get the old Snapchat back, while others learned about blasphemy - possibly whilst building an igloo and making eggs. Check out the full list of searches below.
Top Searches
- World Cup
- Avicii
- Meghan Markle
- Paddy Jackson
- Dolores O'Riordan
How to?
- How to register to vote
- How to build an igloo
- How to lose weight
- How to make eggs
- How to get the old Snapchat back
Recipes
- Operation Transformation recipes
- Cake recipes
- Healthy dinner recipes
- Bread recipes
- Weight Watchers recipes
What is?
- What is blashemy
- What is bitcoin
- What is the backstop
- What is the met gala
- What is the 8th amendment
Sports
- World Cup
- Ireland vs New Zeland
- Cheltenham
- Ryder Cup
- The Masters
Movies
- A Star is Born
- Black Panther
- Bohemian Rhapsoid
- Black 47
- Deadpool 2
On the global stage, Google's most popular searches were sadly dominated by the deaths of celebrities including American food critic Anthony Bourdain and Swedish musician Avicii.
Top Searches
- Avicii
- Mac Miller
- Stan Lee
- Black Panter
- Meghan Markle
- Anthony Bourdain
- XXX Tentacion
- Stephen Hawking
- Kate Spade
News
- World Cup
- Hurricane Florence
- Mega Millions Result
- Royal Wedding
- Election Results
People
- Meghan Markle
- Demi Lovato
- Sylvester Stallone
- Logan Paul
- Khloe Kardashian
