Reeling in the Years

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.

A look at music and news from 2011, a year when Ireland hosted visits from Britain's Queen Elizabeth and US president Barack Obama. Ireland also got a new President: Michael D Higgins, and London hosted a royal wedding as Kate Middleton married Prince William.

A dip into the news and music archives from 2012, when Katie Taylor won boxing gold for Ireland at the London Olympics, and Barack Obama won a second term in office as US President.

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.

The hits and the headlines of 2014, when music superstar Garth Brooks tried and failed to play five concerts at Croke Park, billionaire businessman Donald Trump bought the Doonbeg golf resort in Co Clare and boxer Katie Taylor won a fifth world title in a row.

The hits and the headlines of 2015, when Storm Desmond and Storm Frank brought damage and devastation across the country, and Ireland went to the polls in a constitutional referendum to legalise same-sex marriage.

The hits and the headlines of 2016, a year that saw a general election in Ireland, the Brexit referendum in the UK and Donald Trump's election as US president.

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.

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

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.