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2020 was the year of Normal People’s Paul Mescal, coronavirus, and Kobe Bryant … at least according to Irish Twitter.
Witter’s annual ‘Year on Twitter’ report, released today, shows what he liked and talked about the most to the people of Ireland who are active on the social media platform in 2020.
And this year’s most loved tweet on Irish Twitter is Maynooth heartthrob Paul Mescal’s claim that he is Irish, after he rose to fame with the hit drama Normal People.
“I am Irish.” Tweeted on July 29, drawing 131,000 likes, making him the most liked tweet on Irish Twitter this year.
I’m Irish.
— Paul Mescal (@mescal_paul) July 29, 2020
#NormalPeople was also the fifth most tweeted about entertainment stories this year.
Some of the other most popular tweets of the year included the announcement by the medical director, Dr. Tony Holohan, that he was talking time to spend with his family earlier this summer after his wife was transferred to hospice.
Ireland also mourned the sad and untimely passing of much loved and admired actor Chadwick Boseman in August.
The country also took to Twitter when the first trailer for #WildMountainThyme was released, with a tweet from Rotten Tomatoes sparking a lot of discussion about the film’s Irish accents.
Comedian Alison Spittle’s #covideoparty community, who saw her pick a movie and people tune in to watch it and tweet it live at any given time, saw thousands tune in to Clueless, Jumanji and Matilda. The hashtag was the second most talked about topic this year.
Interestingly, #LoveIsland was the number one most talked about entertainment story on Irish Twitter this year, despite the series not even airing this year due to the pandemic.
However, the coronavirus dominated the conversation globally, with # Covid19 and #Coronavirus being the most widely used hashtags around the world.
Another hashtag that dominated the Irish conversation was #ActsOfKindness, which saw former BBC and RTÉ executive Helen O’Rahilly using the platform to coordinate volunteers with those who may need help, with
#SelfIsolationHelp was also popular across the country.
O’Rahilly returned to Ireland after many years in London and became her aunt’s caregiver this year, tweeting snippets of their conversations with #StairliftAscends, which she turned into a newly published book.
While # Covid19 also remained the number one most tweeted on news topics, it was followed by # GE2020, which took place in February. Third place was #BlackLivesMatter, fueled by the tragic death of George Floyd and at number four was #GolfGate, followed by #Brexit.
Despite not many sporting events, Marcus Rashford was the most talked about sports star on Irish Twitter, followed by Conor McGregor, then France International and Man United’s Paul Pogba.
In fourth place was Kobe Bryant, who tragically passed away earlier this year and at number five was footballer Bruno Fernandes.
Around the world, @realdonaldtrump was the most mentioned politician, @Flamengo_en was the best sports team and @kobebryant the best athlete.
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