2013 was the year of the Anglo Tapes, the Seanad Referendum and the new Pope.
Social media giant Twitter says these were the top trends in Ireland for this year.
Other events that caught tweeters attention were those such as lap gate and the postal codes.
While Mullingar native Niall Horan's tweet to to celebrate his 20th birthday, peaked at 375-thousand retweets.
But the world's most popular message of the year - at 408-thousand retweets came from Glee star Lea Michele, with a message of thanks to fans following the death of her partner Cory Monteith.
