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Each week Olytico tracks the trending Twitter Topics in Ireland. We specialise in social media listening and analysis, helping our clients make well-informed, performance-driven decisions based on Olytico insights. To find out more about our services click here.
The Top 10 Twitter Trends in Ireland from last week (October 23rd – October 29th) are summarised below.
1. #DublinMarathon
20,000 people participated in this years Dublin Marathon. The event aimed to empower everyday heroes and encourage participants to share their personal stories and motivations for running the marathon.
20,000 participants, 2,000 volunteers & 1,000's of supporters! Here's to our biggest event yet! ????????#DublinMarathon pic.twitter.com/6gbo0H2Jf2
— Sarah Gallagher (@SGallagher_) October 28, 2017
Employing my own form of mindfulness today I repeated seven words in my head to keep me going on #DublinMarathon and it really helped:
Potatoes
Bastard
Mam
Kid
Dutch
Sandals
Wedding(I felt so proud to be Irish today. The love and humour was just ❤️ )
Here's why: pic.twitter.com/iyWQQQ62F7
— LennyTodayFM (@MarkLennyskillz) October 29, 2017
Wow! That's an amazing record to hold! ???????????? #DublinMarathon #running #goals https://t.co/8NbGQnb7Sh
— Joanne Dalton ???? (@DaltonJoanne79) October 27, 2017
2. #ThorRagnarok
Marvel’s Cinematic Universe continues to grow as the third installation to the Thor franchise was released. Thor:Ragnarok’s release was highly anticipated by fans of the series. Fans reacted on Twitter in the wake of its release.
At the cinema about to watch #ThorRagnarok and I’m all like… ???? pic.twitter.com/E1dOCQ4SIA
— Kate (@BibliophileBC) October 27, 2017
https://twitter.com/vandyck_brown/status/924032564473589772
3. #Ballyragget
Members of the St Patrick’s GAA club in Kilkenny are under investigation following a celebration party that took place in Ballyragget. The investigation was launched due to explicit videos and photos circulating widely on the internet. Multiple opinions can be seen on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/davyboom1/status/923672414483075072
Waking up in #Ballyragget on Tuesday morning like ???? pic.twitter.com/tkpySd1zW0
— Dave Dooley (@DaveJohnDooley) October 26, 2017
Finally. My time has come to create the perfect hashtag. I'd say there are a few lads waking up with #ballyregrets this morning #ballyragget #2cornerforwards1cup
— Marty Meany (@martinmeany) October 25, 2017
4. #JoshuaTakam
Boxing fans world-wide have mixed opinions to a referee’s decision to stop a match with just over six minutes remaining. The fight between Anthony Joshua and Carlos Takam has fans taking to Twitter to express their frustration.
Im just sat here looking at the ref like #JoshuaTakam pic.twitter.com/dZTbfMDihQ
— anto (@muggles21) October 28, 2017
Terrible decision to stop that #JoshuaTakam https://t.co/sn6qBIarwM
— Keith Heffernan (@Keithyheffo) October 28, 2017
5. Simon Fitzmaurice
Simon Fitzmaurice, an Irish writer and director, passed away at the age of 43. He was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a form of a motor neurone disease. In his 2014 memoir, It’s Not Yet Dark, Simon elaborated on his illness. Friends, family and fans shared their memories and expressed their condolences online.
IFTA is saddened by the news that the inspirational Simon Fitzmaurice has passed away. Our thoughts are with Ruth, their children & family. pic.twitter.com/xPu7heQFp8
— Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) (@IFTA) October 27, 2017
I'm so desperately sad to hear #SimonFitzmaurice has died. Please seek out the #ItsNotYetDark doc, a wonderful tribute to a heroic man and his equally heroic wife, Ruth, who brought the light to his life.
— Philip Nolan (@philipnolan1) October 27, 2017
RIP Simon Fitzmaurice a supremely talented man with a bulletproof spirit. https://t.co/dTLrkCKOGm
— Jarlath Regan (@Jarlath) October 27, 2017
6. #OtherVoicesBelfast
Other Voices is an international music television series and arts festival. It is a three-day event that brings together creativity, music and technology. This event featured speakers and audiences both local and renowned names. Attendees shared their experiences via Twitter.
#OtherVoicesBelfast brings The Belfast Edge to the stunning @DuncairnCentre. A day of inspiring & challenging conversations. pic.twitter.com/cVfE6GgWKQ
— Hilary Copeland (@HilaryCopeland) October 28, 2017
Belfast – one of the coolest places on the planet with the most eloquent soundtrack – Philip King – #othervoicesbelfast pic.twitter.com/HkeZgA8OFz
— Bill Shaw (@Billthunderroad) October 27, 2017
7. #StrangerThings
The second season of sci-fi drama, Stranger Things , was released last week. The Netflix Original series has captured millions of fans since it first came out in July, 2016. Fans expressed their excitement on Twitter.
Are you ready??? #StrangerThings pic.twitter.com/e5vvRzeuAO
— CyberHoudini (@CyberHoudini) October 27, 2017
I was gonna sleep, buuuuuuuuuut… #StrangerThings pic.twitter.com/BBGeNuQclT
— TheRazoredEdge (@TheRazoredEdge) October 27, 2017
8. #WebSummit
Web Summit 2017 will begin on November 6th. In anticipation for what has become one of the world’s largest technology conference, attendees and techies tweeted about it.
I literally can't wait for #WebSummit – I think it's going to be surprisingly good. Time to fly again ???????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/B39YIJsCYH
— Paddy Cosgrave (@paddycosgrave) October 27, 2017
https://twitter.com/casey_lau/status/922794310793297921
9. Tom Humphries
Tom Humphries, a former sports journalist and columnist for The Irish Times, pleaded guilty to two charges of defilement of a child, and four charges of sexual exploitation. He was sentenced to two and half years in prison. The ruling on his sentencing lead to scattered opinions.
Something extremely sinister going on when judges & journalists sympathise with paedophiles? #tonighttv3 #dunphy #tomhumphries
— ConcernedCitizen (@scrahallia) October 24, 2017
Shocking leniency in sentencing of Paedophile Tom Humphries. #NotJustice Mitigation my arse.
https://t.co/aTEiPzgDxR— Dr. Eddie Murphy (@dreddiemurphy) October 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/DernNiC/status/922861633243963392
10. Halloween
Artistically carved pumpkins and unique costumes filled Twitter as Ireland celebrated Halloween.
A definite contender for best Halloween costume… #PartyOnWayne pic.twitter.com/nL0mSpxWfg
— ℂ???????????????? ???????????????????????????? (@ConorS) October 29, 2017
Wrecked but Jess has her pumpkin ???? not my greatest attempt but it’ll have to do #Halloween #wheresmybed pic.twitter.com/k5FMWdNENE
— polly molotov (@NursepollyRgn) October 29, 2017
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