We’ve needed to Google a lot of things this year to be fair.
What is a repechage? Who is Kamala Harris? How many times can you watch Gladiator II before your friends get worried?
Yes we’ve had Olympics, elections home and away and plenty of incredible films coming out this year.
And we know exactly what Irish people were Googling.
The US Election was the second most searched term overall and Donald Trump was the tenth. US presidential candidates featured in the most searched people list, with Donald Trump in second position, Kamala Harris in seventh followed by Joe Biden in eighth.
Closer to home ‘How to register to vote’ was the most searched ‘How To’ question and ‘What is the referendum about’ featured on the ‘What is’ list.
Of course, sports were big this year. In fact, the Euros 2024 topped the overall search list and the Olympics was the fifth most Googled search. The Olympics also had an impact on the most searched people list, in a record year for the Irish Team two of Ireland’s medalists featured; boxing Olympic gold medalist Kellie Harrington is the third most searched person and swimming gold medalist Daniel Wiffen was the fourth most searched person.
Repechage may not be a word many had heard of before 2024 but thanks to the Olympics many people turned to Google to find out what it meant, it was the second most searched term on the meanings list.
We weren’t just watching sports this year. There was plenty of telly and films to enjoy over the last 12 months.
Baby Reindeer was the most searched TV programme, followed by Fool Me Once and The Perfect Couple. In the cinema it was the year of the sequel as Inside Out 2, Dune 2 and Gladiator 2 all featured on the movies list.
Thanks to social media we’re all updating our culinary skills.
The viral Marry Me Chicken recipe topped the list, with Rice Krispie Square, Tanghulu and Patatas Bravas also featuring. Two cocktails featured in the recipe list, the Pornstar Martini and the Hugo Spritz.
Take a look at what we were Googling in 2024!
@gimme.delicious Marry Me Chicken is one of the best ways to cook chicken breasts! Tender and juicy chicken breasts cooked in a creamy sun-dried tomato sauce – the perfect combination for an easy weeknight dinner. #recipes #marrymechicken #cooking #food #dinner #lowcarb #tuscanchicken #healthydinner #dinnerideas #chickenbreast ♬ Thing of Beauty – Danger Twins
Top overall
Euros 2024
US Election
Kate Middleton
Baby Reindeer
Olympics
Oasis
Saltburn
Fool Me Once
Bambie Thug
Donald Trump
People
Kate Middleton
Donald Trump
Kellie Harrington
Daniel Wiffen
Luke Littler
Cillian Murphy
Kamala Harris
Joe Biden
Jeffrey Donaldson
Michelle Keegan
Losses
Liam Payne
Jay Slater
Michael Mosley
Maggie Smith
Lisa Murphy
Charlie Bird
Shannen Doherty
Ian Bailey
John Bruton
Donald Sutherland
Sports
Euros 2024
Olympics
Paralympics
Ireland V New Zealand
Ireland V England
Ireland V South Africa
Afcon
All Ireland Hurling Final
Spain V England
Mike Tyson/ Jake Paul Fight
TV Shows
Baby Reindeer
Fool Me Once
The Perfect Couple
One Day
The Gentlemen
Griselda
Bodkin
Rivals
Menendez Brothers
Fallout
Movies
Saltburn
It Ends With Us
Beetlejuice
Inside Out 2
Small Things Like These
Dune 2
Gladiator 2
Poor Things
Deadpool
Anyone But You
Tech
Connections
Temu
X
iPhone 16
Strands
Crowdstrike
Block Blast
Infinite Craft
Chat GPT
YouTube
Recipes
Marry Me Chicken
Pornstar Martini
Rice Krispie Square
Taco Seasoning
Tanghulu
Hugo Spritz
Patatas Bravas
Crumbl Cookie
Curry
Beef Stew
What is…
What is PMDD
What is Mpox
What is the referendum about
What is Project 2025
What is all eyes on Rafah
What is cloud seeding
What is repechage
What is Brat summer
What is Baby Reindeer about
What is racketeering
How to
How to register to vote
How to watch the Olympics
How to vote for the Eurovision
How to claim mortgage interest relief
How to get Oasis tickets
How to mew
How to block someone on TikTok
How to claim rent tax credit
How to freeze Snapchat location
How to listen to voicemail
Meaning
Demure
Repechage
Solfege
Sobriquet
Uvula
Gamut
Egads
Vapid
Frond
Ascot