Following the deaths of singer and activist Ms O’Connor, who passed away in July at the age of 56, and Pogues frontman Ms McGowan, who passed away at the age of 65 in November, fans around the world and across the country have expressed their condolences. expressed.
Meanwhile, around 1,500 new Irish citizens were welcomed in Dublin in March at the first in-person citizenship ceremony in four years.
In April, US President Joe Biden gave an impassioned speech to a crowd of thousands in Ballina, Co. Mayo, saying the United States and Ireland were “linked by history, tradition and hope.”
Model Bonnie Boo helped launch ‘Bridget: Celebrating the Women of Dublin City’, a January program of events highlighting the stories of Irish women through the ages (Niall Carson/PA)Department of Public Works staff begin removing graffiti on the Lia Fail standing stone on the Hill of Tara in County Meath after it was vandalized in February (Niall Carson/PA)Graffiti complains about high rents in new developments in Dublin, with research showing new rents across the country have increased by an average of 13.7% (Niall Carson/Pennsylvania)The first in-person citizenship ceremony in more than four years was held in March, with 1,500 new Irish citizens welcomed during an event at the RDS in Dublin (Brian Lawless/PA)In April, US President Joe Biden was greeted with cries of “Welcome back Joe” as he shook hands and took selfies with excited locals in Dundalk, County Louth, during a four-day visit to Ireland. (Niall Carson/ Pennsylvania)Members of the Irish 501st Legion dress up as Kulsantan from the Star Wars: The Mandalorian series at the Celtic Con comic convention in Newbridge, County Kildare (Niall Carson/Pennsylvania)Protesters disrupt Tánaiste Michael Martin’s opening address at the Advisory Forum on International Security Policy held at University College Cork in the summer (Brian Lawless/Pennsylvania)Dublin pub patrons will be waiting for former RTE presenter Ryan Tubridy to give evidence before a parliamentary committee after the national broadcaster admitted in July to misrepresenting the remuneration paid to its highest-paid star player at the time. (Nyle Carson/Pennsylvania)A tribute to Irish singer and activist Sinead O’Connor, who died on July 26 at the age of 56, has been left at the Irish Rock and Roll Museum in Dublin’s Temple Bar district (Brian Lawless/Pennsylvania) state)A statue of semi-historical, semi-legendary figure Molly Malone in Dublin city center was vandalized with black paint in August. It didn’t prevent people from taking photos at the popular tourist destination (Brian Lawless/Pennsylvania)On the second day of the National Plowing Championships on Laois Island, 955 participants attempted to break the Guinness World Record for the most people throwing boots (Niall Carson/Pennsylvania)Storm Agnes hit the UK and Ireland in late September, with high tide waves bringing strong winds and rain to Tramore, Co. Waterford, damaging buildings, causing power outages and travel disruption (Niall Carson/PA )Irish President Michael D. Higgins meets Pope Francis during a private audience at the Vatican’s Pontifical Library in October (Maxwells/Pennsylvania)After Joseph Puska, 33, was found guilty of murdering a 23-year-old teacher in Co Offaly in 2022, the mother of murdered teacher Ashling Murphy (centre) was named by central detectives in Dublin. Holding up a photo of his daughter outside the courthouse (Brian Lawless/PA)Workers remove debris from O’Connell Street in Dublin in the wake of violence in the city center in November (Brian Lawless/PA)The year ended with the news of the passing of Pogues frontman Shane McGowan, who passed away at the age of 65. Public processions took place in the streets of Dublin to pay their respects, and Singer’s funeral in Nenagh, County Tipperary, was attended by a host of stars. (Damian Eagers/Pennsylvania)
