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GAY BYRNE, BREXIT and US President Donald Trump were among the topics most talked about on Facebook in Ireland in 2019.
The social media platform has today released a monthly breakdown of the issues that got people talking so far this year:
Gareth Lambe, Head of Facebook Ireland, said the ‘year in review’ round-up is always a diverse list of topics, covering politics, sport, entertainment and world events.
“This year is no different with highlights including Munster Rugby, Brexit, Electric Picnic, Game of Thrones finale and the Amazon forest fires,” he said.
The most followed hashtags and accounts (as of the last 90 days) on Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, were also released today:
Top accounts:
Top hashtags:
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people still use facebook???
What were those of us not on Facebook talking about?
Facebook and twitter is a cesspit of garbage and thrash, most social media is in fact, long be the days people actually spoke to each other instead of like zombies on smartphones desperate for likes and attention.
@Sean71: I gave attention to and liked your comment from my smart phone in a zombie-like fashion.
We will never forget you Guy Burn.
Brexit… never heard of it??
John Delaney
Bring back Mick Wallace
Who’s Gay Byrne..??
@2thFairy: oooh edgy!
@2thFairy: if you never heard of him he would not have affected you if you did hear of him you are entitled to a point of view .I can assure he was the most popular man on radio for decades .I don’t particularly like Bono but millions do would that make me right .Think of it that way
Who cares about Gay Byrne. What about all the other people who didn’t wake up in November.
That’s all they are telling us what they know about us. Sure…
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