THE LIST OF the most-read stories on TheJournal.ie throws up some interesting nuggets every year, and 2016 was no exception.
The focus this year was almost entirely on breaking news – the attacks on Brussels and the Florida gay nightclub, Dublin drug gang-related killings, and the general election.
Interestingly the two most seismic political events of the year, the Brexit referendum and the triumph of Donald Trump in the US general election, did not make an appearance in the ten.
Here’s the list in full:
1. THE WINNERS: These are all the TDs that have been elected
Views: 402,112
What’s it about? Our guide to the members of the new Dáil was updated with the election of each TD on count day (and the days that followed).
2. 16-year-old faces charge for having consensual sex with girl the same age as him
Views: 376,751
What’s it about? A case that was before Naas District Court in March.
3. Retaliation: Eddie Hutch, brother of ‘The Monk’, shot dead in Dublin city
Views: 327,642
What’s it about? The shooting of Eddie Hutch in Dublin’s north inner city in February.
4. Liveblog: Bad news for Government TDs as votes counted across the country
Views: 319,324
What’s it about? This was our liveblog from the early part of count day after the general election.
5. As it happened: At least 34 dead as Islamic State claims attack on Brussels
Views: 290,755
What’s it about? The March terror attacks at a train station and airport in Brussels.
6. Pat Hickey will spend night in Rio hospital as police arrest him over Olympic ticket scandal
Views: 258,823
What’s it about? The arrest in Brazil of Irish Olympics boss Pat Hickey.
7. One dead and two injured as men in disguise attack Dublin hotel
Views: 252,411
What’s it about? The shooting at the Regency Hotel in February of this year that sparked a surge in gang-related violence.
8. Attack at Florida gay nightclub worst mass shooting in US history: 50 dead and 53 injured
Views: 239,222
What’s it about? The June mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
9. Two men killed in separate shootings in Dublin
Views: 236,197
What’s it about? Fatal (apparently unrelated) gun attacks in Dublin’s north inner city and the western suburb of Clondalkin.
10. WHERE IT’S AT: Neck and neck between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael as counts go through the night
Views: 227,166
What’s it about? This was our election liveblog from the night of the general election – covering the hours from just before 7pm to after 3am.
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