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The Top 10 Twitter Trends in Ireland from last week (3rd – 9th October 2016) are summarised below.
1. #SpaceWeek16
Ireland’s first national Space Week organised by CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory Cork in association with Science Foundation Ireland and ESERO Ireland took place last week. Attendees experienced space themed events like stargazing, astronomy talks, MoonCycles and space related workshops and activities; to celebrate this year’s festival theme of ‘Our Planet, Our Space, Our Time’.
Learning how space weather affects the world including the risks and how we are not prepared. 😳#SpaceUpIE #SpaceWeek16 pic.twitter.com/4qYJqlF4jw
— Taraustralis (@Taraustralis) October 8, 2016
Hearing from @NASA_NEEMO aquanaut @Aqua_OGrifa as #spaceupie's final speaker #SpaceWeek16 pic.twitter.com/lNZN1ZM4Uj
— Josh Richards (@Mighty_Ginge) October 8, 2016
2. #PallCareWeek
Palliative Care Awareness Week was born with the intention of making people more aware of what palliative care actually involves. Palliative care is aimed at people whose conditions cannot be cured. The goal is to provide the best quality of life in the time they have left, which can be anything from days to years.
Thanks for following guys @IrishHospice it's really wonderful the work that you do #pallcareweek
— CultureHead (@culturehead) October 3, 2016
Special delivery of @IrishHospice guidance for #dementia #palliativecare to @CSPD_HSE staff #pallcareweek pic.twitter.com/zzIqZwGnnr
— Grace O'Sullivan (@graceos101) October 6, 2016
3. #HWCH16
The Hard Working Class Heroes Convention, is an annual music showcase and convention in Dublin’s city centre. Ireland’s musicians and music industry professionals filled the Chocolate Factory on Kings Inn Street from Thursday to Saturday. Daylight hours saw panel discussions, interviews, workshops, how-to seminars and demonstrations which were followed by performances showcasing Irish musical talent in the evening.
The lad @talostalostalos killing it at #HWCH16 . Some amazing acts so far! pic.twitter.com/7V1Coq5qjP
— Daithi // 💽 L.O.S.S. (@daithimusic) October 7, 2016
Lots of @hwchfestival-related music on #TheAlternative on @rte2fm at midnight – @evvolmusic, @BARQ_music, @Fangclubband… #HWCH16 pic.twitter.com/7x1cmTS4I0
— 🎤 Dan Hegarty 🎧 (@talldanhegarty) October 5, 2016
4. #727TourDublin
Fifth Harmony, the American girl group who rose to fame on the second season of the X Factor USA in 2012, played their first Irish concert in the 3Arena on October 4th.
#727TourDublin pic.twitter.com/iZkkLM4HpL
— Kimberley (@Kim_9291) October 4, 2016
Listen….@FifthHarmony were UNBELIEVABLE tonight, I loved every second of that concert, best night of my life #727TourDublin 🇮🇪🇮🇪
— Ally 🦋 🌈 (@itsallonlyhuman) October 5, 2016
5. #COYBIG
Martin O’Neill’s boys in green had a busy week with two World Cup qualifying matches last week. In the first match, in the Aviva stadium, Ireland came out on top with a 1-0 win against Georgia. James McClean was top scorer in the away match against Moldova scoring two goals to lead Ireland to a 3 – 1 win against the home side.
Now that the dust has settled…after 3 games, 2 away wins 1at home 7 goals scored and undefeated #coybig #keepthefaith
— Andy Byrne (@andrewtbyrne) October 9, 2016
Delighted with that week, 2 wins required & our lads delivered! Delighted. 😊 👍 #COYBIG 🇮🇪 https://t.co/9E788NhxQN
— A D A M 🇾🇪 (@UnitedObsessed) October 9, 2016
6. #PPI16
The PPI Radio Awards celebrated the art and skill of radio production and programming in Kilkenny on Friday. The big winners of the night included: BBC Radio Ulster, who won Full Service Station of the Year; Cork’s Red FM 104-106 won Music Station of the Year and Radio Kerry won Local Station of the Year.
Our Steve Haze is a Gold Award Winner #PPI16 #BestRadioDJ pic.twitter.com/RVw6TULdSl
— Cork's 96FM (@Corks96FM) October 7, 2016
7. #UFC204
Michael Bisping retained his middle weight title on Saturday in UFC204 as he narrowly escaped defeat by Dan Henderson in the Manchester Arena. Henderson announced his retirement after the fight stating “fortunate for you guys, unfortunate for those who didn’t come. That was the last time that anyone will see me fight live. I appreciate all the support throughout the years.”
Quote of the night "@danhendo makes Chuck Norris pee his pants!!" #UFC204
— Caoimhe (@cnimhearthaile) October 9, 2016
Two legends!
How a 46 year old is capable of going 5 rounds never mind putting such a great fight is baffling.
God bless u #Hendo#UFC204— Yoseph Sheridan (@yosephsheridan) October 9, 2016
8. #Westworld
The new HBO series Westworld is a TV adaptation of a 1973 film written and directed by Michael Crichton. The original film was an adaptation of a book about a western-styled theme park set in the future, where robots provided entertainment for paying humans. Initial Twitter reviews are predominately positive with excitement building for the coming episodes.
Very impressed with the #Westworld pilot. Mysterious, fascinating and thrillingly unpredictable – bring on episode two!
— Pete (@petes_sake) October 4, 2016
#Westworld is certainly shaping up to be compelling & original. Intetesting combination of genres. I'm in!
— Kieran Fanning (@KieranJFanning) October 9, 2016
9. #Brexit
Brexit was back in the headlines last week as British PM Theresa May announced that she would trigger what is likely to be a two-year process to leave the EU by the end of March. It was also publicised that the government would no longer seek advice from foreign advisors in relation to Brexit strategy and that companies will be required to list their foreign workers:
Ukania is becoming stranger by the day.
The #Brexit vote has unleashed the Ibrox vibe and academe is now a victim.
Very sad. pic.twitter.com/NjDKJFOabc— Phil MacGiollaBhain (@Pmacgiollabhain) October 7, 2016
"Like a butterfly turning into a caterpillar, the Tories have finally become Ukip." #Brexit https://t.co/OWWhxqJn9f
— Tom Byrne (@TomByr) October 6, 2016
10. #Budget2017
Budget 2017 was top of mind last week for a lot of Twitter users. Political parties collated their alternative budgets and other interested parties lobbied for their causes and predicted outcomes in anticipation of the full budget announcement yesterday.
Preparing to launch our alternative budget for 2017. Not long to go now. Keep an eye on https://t.co/2WJiPMEbst for details. #Budget2017 pic.twitter.com/qdnjKjPM1T
— Sinn Féin (@sinnfeinireland) October 4, 2016
It's cheaper & leads to better outcomes: call on the Govt to invest in early intervention services in #Budget2017 by sharing this video pic.twitter.com/grPLI4XKOG
— Barnardos Ireland (@Barnardos_IRL) October 5, 2016
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