But what about [insert your county here]? Don’t worry, we’ll be producing a series of articles that will cover every county in Ireland – even yours – over the next few weeks. See the ones we’ve already covered here.
1. Brian O’Driscoll winning the Six Nations championship in his final game for Ireland
2. And claiming the Pro12 final on his last appearance for Leinster before retirement — despite leaving the pitch early through injury
3. Paul McGinley captains to Europe to Ryder Cup triumph
4. UFC Dublin sees nearly 10,000 screaming fans show up to watch the likes of Conor McGregor, Cathal Pendred, Paddy Holohan and Neil Seery win their bouts
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5. And McGregor took another step to that title fight with commanding victories over Diego Brandao and Dustin Poirier
6. Robbie Keane moved up to 13th in the list of all-time international goalscorers by taking his tally to 65 goals
7. The Ireland captain also won MLS MVP for the first time
8. Fiona Coghlan, Lynne Cantwell and Paula Fitzpatrick were involved in the Ireland Women’s historic World Cup campaign
9. James McGee made it to the first round of the US Open
10. Dublin’s U21 footballers were crowned All-Ireland champions
11. While the senior footballers claimed the Leinster title before losing to Donegal in the All-Ireland semi-finals
12. St Vincent’s defeated Castlebar Mitchels in the All-Ireland SFC final
13. Stephanie Roche made the final three for the Puskas Award
What have we missed?