Episodes 10
2010
The stories and the soundtrack of the year 2010, when Ireland was hit by freezing weather in January: temperatures dropped to -16.3 degrees in the coldest spell for almost fifty years. David Cameron replaced Labour’s Gordon Brown as Prime Minister. In Haiti, an earthquake killed an estimated 222,000 people and left more than 2 million others homeless.
Read More2013
A dip into the news and music archives from 2013, when the horsemeat scandal rocked Europe, Northern Ireland hosted the G8 summit of world leaders, Ireland's women's rugby union team won the Grand Slam and Wicklow singer-songwriter Hozier released Take Me to Church.
Read More2017
Reeling in the Years looks back to the stories and the soundtrack of 2017 when Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States. When Enda Kenny stepped down after six years in office, Leo Varadkar beat Simon Coveney in the contest to become Taoiseach and as leader of Fine Gael.
Read More2018
Reeling in the Years looks back to the hits and the headlines of 2018. Ireland came to a standstill when two big weather events collided: the 'Beast From The East' and ‘Storm Emma’ brought blizzards and freezing temperatures across the country. Schools were closed for several days, airports were shut down and shops ran short of food supplies
Read More2019
Reeling in the Years recalls the hits and the headlines of 2019, when Shane Lowry won the British Open golf tournament at Royal Portrush in Co. Antrim. The Open champion returned home in triumph to Clara, Co. Offaly. US vice-president Mike Pence came to Ireland this year, tracing his family connections in Sligo and in Doonbeg, Co. Clare.
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