TrafficAccording to Googles Zeitgeist, this is what Ireland searched for most on Google in 2012.

 

Searches

  1. Euro 2012
  2. Katie Taylor
  3. Kate Middleton
  4. Netflix
  5. April Jones
  6. Whitney Houston
  7. Olympics 2012
  8. Household Charge
  9. AIB Internet
  10. Jill Meagher
People Searches

  1. Katie Taylor
  2. Kate Middleton
  3. April Jones
  4. Whitney Houston
  5. Jill Meagher
  6. Rosanna Davison
  7. Morgan Freeman
  8. Michael Clarke Duncan
  9. Demba Ba
  10. Amanda Todd
TV Shows

  1. Moone Boy
  2. Craig Doyle Show
  3. Homeland
  4. Love/Hate
  5. The Voice
  6. Downton Abbey
  7. Mrs. Browns Boys
  8. Home And Away
  9. Fair City
  10. Ear To The Ground
Athletes

  1. Ryan Lochte
  2. Bradley Wiggins
  3. David Rudisha
  4. Mark Mchugh
  5. Mo Farah
  6. Michael Phelps
  7. Jessica Ennis
  8. Usain Bolt
  9. Simon Zebo
  10. Oscar Pistorius
Sports Teams

  1. Ryder Cup Team
  2. Ulster Rugby
  3. Galway Hurling
  4. Mayo Football
  5. Kilkenny Hurling
  6. Donegal Football
  7. Chelsea FC
  8. Leinster Rugby
  9. Connacht Rugby
  10. Manchester United
Irish Olympians

  1. Katie Taylor
  2. John Joe Nevin
  3. Paddy Barnes
  4. Annalise Murphy
  5. Jason Smyth
  6. Michael Conlan
  7. Kieran Behan
  8. Melanie Nocher
  9. Camilla Speirs
  10. Olive Loughnane
How to…

  1. How to Draw
  2. How to Kiss
  3. How to Crochet
  4. How to Make
  5. How to Knit
  6. How to Study
  7. How to Hack
  8. How to Meditate
  9. How to Flirt
  10. How to Announce
What is…?

  1. What is Love
  2. What is Cloud
  3. What is Scientology
  4. What Is Instagram
  5. What is Autism
  6. What is Soap
  7. What is Yolo
  8. What is Tracking
  9. What is Paypal
  10. What is Tumblr
Travel Destinations

  1. Benidorm
  2. Paris
  3. Berlin
  4. Nice
  5. London
  6. Algarve
  7. Barcelona
  8. Amsterdam
  9. Malaga
  10. Brussels
Politicians

  1. Enda Kenny
  2. Phil Hogan
  3. James Reilly
  4. Micheál Martin
  5. Leo Varadkar
  6. Joan Burton
  7. Alan Shatter
  8. Ruairi Quinn
  9. Sean Sherlock
  10. Eamon Gilmore
News Searches

  1. Euro 2012
  2. Katie Taylor
  3. Whitney Houston
  4. Household Charge
  5. April Jones
  6. Jill Meagher
  7. Hurricane Sandy
  8. Rosanna Davison
  9. Ryder Cup 2012
  10. Muamba
Celebrities

  1. Craig Doyle
  2. Michael Fassbender
  3. Liam Neeson
  4. Ciaran Hinds
  5. Daniel Day Lewis
  6. Pierce Brosnan
  7. Cillian Murphy
  8. Colm Meaney
  9. Anne Doyle
  10. Colin Farrell
Music Bands

  1. Kodaline
  2. Little Mix
  3. One Direction
  4. The Blizzards
  5. Delorentos
  6. The Killers
  7. Muse
  8. Coldplay
  9. Damien Dempsey
  10. The Wanted