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Ireland generates the most internet searches for royal wedding

Prince William and Kate’s wedding fascinated the Emerald Isle


Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton leaving Westminister Abbey
Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton leaving Westminister Abbey
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Despite protests to the contrary, Ireland seems to have a fascination with British royalty, if Internet trends are any indication, says Newswhip.ie.

According to Google Trends, which tracks and graphs the interest in a particular search term, the search for “royal wedding” went through the roof on Friday, becoming the most searched-for term in the world.

Google also revealed that Ireland came in second after the UK for the country most interested in the term "royal wedding" and even ranked ahead of the UK for the search term "Will and Kate." With a population of only 4 million people, the Emerald Isle generated more searches for "royal wedding" than the more populous Australia and Canada combined.

Ireland also came out on top for the search terms 'Kate Middleton,' the misspelled 'Kate Midleton,' 'Kate wedding,' and 'Kate royal wedding.'


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Seamus..According to St Patrick he was a Roman like his father Calpornius. The Romans were the enemy's of the Britons.So if he was born in Britain he was a Brit right? I agree..Briton=Brit.Scotland=Scot.Wales=Welsh.Ireland=Irish. Seamus that was your suggestion to do a population transfer.You said it was the only fair solution.I kinda guessed they wouldn't go for it.The power of the Catholic Church is broken in Ireland.So the RHC need to get with the reality about living on your knees in a papist state. Nobody could out kill anybody that's unrealistic.I have no intention of removing anybody from their homes by force..When did i say that? Told you before I'm for the GFA.I only argue the point of the RIRA ect.Because I'm not sure how big they will get.Saying they have no support remains to be seen. My opinion is I don't believe their will be compleat peace till a United Ireland comes about and that only if the NP's agree.But the bombs keep going off..That's the problem.
FallsRNat..Yes Seamus..I am married for 21 years..lol with three teenage girls. Not much you could tell me about women at this stage lol.But you are right they do ware it for themselves, that's the first answer they give..But they ware it to feel more confident and to look good to others both men and women and everybody in general.That's a more comprehensive answer. I'd stay away from the beauty cream.Your wife just might say it to a friend of hers after a few drinks and then you would really have to leave Ireland because of the embarrassment.
sirpeter - i take it that you'll not married, the missus doesn't wear the make up for me, they wear it for themselves. I have to say that Kate looked beautiful, i'm thinking i'll get a pot for myself. I see pittsburghkid is back on the board, does he know that St Patrick was a brit?, so he doesn't like the Royal Family, but he just worships 1 of their saints. I mentioned your solution to a RHC here about them all shipping out, he was born in ulster so he's not going anywhere, he says 'its better to die on your feet, then live on your knees in the papist state' so there's your answer, you better get into the RA, try & take their homes by force. The Baron appealing to UVF - don't kill us & we won't kill you, sort of filled them full of sass & they outlasted the provies, i saw skelly, mckeag & adair when i was in the BA army, they scared us, don't be fooled by SF's propaganda, we didn't control them, they were a law unto themselves & every dog in the street knew it, they knew if they out killed the RA, even they would come to the peace table. The nationalists paid a heavy price for the mystique of RA protection, they were glad to see our army boots on the ground towards the end of the conflict
FallsRNat..Yes pay back into the EU..That was on the cards for a fact.Back to reality & the wedding..Nothing real about that for any woman on the falls rd Dreams you mean.Seamus see what happens when they watch that royal sh*t.They only have to be on telly and they cost ya money.lol..Anyway if Rosie wants expensive day cream..You would be a wise man to just get it and tell her that her skin looks and feels like a 16 year old. Don't worry she will ever so grateful for the kind remark. ;)Well back to business we will forgive, and forget past transgressions no problem.You know the Irish don't hold grudges lol The brits just have to say OK lads we are heading home..Now no fighting when we are gone..Simple..Don't worry about money for the north either.The Brits don't give a sh*t about the north.Not with the midlands and Scotland and dreary Wales to deal with.A United people and a United Ireland and investment will pour into the north.The only thing that will be exploding is the Norths economy.I know you think the Celtic tiger was built on EU subsidies.Hell the media said it so much it must be true..But it's not true.No Country gets anything for nothing.Even the Netherlands are starting to back Ireland now.It's a game..But it's a media game.The deal is done we keep the kraut money. Tell your buddies we'll look after them and I mean that in a good way and as a special gift of friendship to the women of NI and silky skinned Rosie. A 100 tub box of Kate day cream and Kate's magic slimming body lotion. The women of the falls rd and all the prod women would go to bed with Big Ian for that offer.lol
Aside from your insidious and purposeful distortion of history (as if Pearse could have just called an election and the terror state would have spontaneously given up Ireland when voted out – the “rights” it willingly gave Ireland after the War were arguably less than most commonwealth nations), I don’t necessarily begrudge your hatred of Pearse as the typical anglo mind is unable to process concepts which transcend petty shop-keeper materialism. Needless to say, had degenerate anglo materialism been fully purged from Ireland (as it surely would have been had Pearse taken charge) there would have been no industrial estate Ireland/banking crises in the first place.
towntroll, I used my decoder ring to fight through your rambling mess of idea fragments. "Oh, Mrs England [edit: Germany - and at this point she looks more like Mr. Germany], please take us back!" Under terror state rule, the real Irish people had a standard of living below the standard that existed during the stone age (I'm not exaggerating - Lliam de Paor makes this analogy well). It's doubtful that the extortion of the Irish taxpayers to bail out trans-national institutions/creditors will cause the state of the Irish people to ever sink to the levels of barbaric british tyrrany.
The Royality is the English equivalent of St. Patrick. Let them have their pomp. History is a terrible thing to hold over a people. In America, White American keep getting reminded of the Slavery in the South. It's called white guilt. Maybe if I had my ancestor, who died in 1847 from starvation, they still hate the English. But maybe they tell me of a life with happiness, sadness, and joy. Maybe the last thing, that they'd want to talk about was their death. Maybe they be more concerned about the unborned murdered through abortion. Maybe they say at least if felt my mother love. I think my ancestor would be glad to see a Royal Wedding, and maybe they watched it from heaven. Obama made it popular to apoligies for America, the greatest country in history. Maybe Ireland should forgive, and forget past transgressions.
so sirpeter, ireland was finally going to pay back into the EU, some irony here as the bulk of the celtic tiger's economy was built on EU subsidies from countries like the dreaded Brits etc. Back to reality & the wedding, the falls rd was silent pretty much all day as our women sat glued to the box watching all of the latest fashions on parade, i'm alongside all of the other men in this country are toting up the cost of all of our missus's 'wants' list for birthday's, christmas etc, it's going to be a bloody expensive year - take for example that Kate wears day cream that costs £53 per 100ml tub, guess what Rosie wants, apparently it's good for the skin, so Boots day is outta the window!
Towngate&Kilsally..Let me say something.The ordinary people have zero input when it comes to the mega rich and their billion euro deals. A Governments job is to make sure things run smoothly for the mega rich and at the same time give the ordinary people just enough to keep them working if possible and reasonable happy.No matter what happens, no matter if a government goes bankrupt or not.The main aim is still to keep things running smoothly for the mega rich and keep the people happy. To put things simply the Irish Government grabbed as much money as they could when it was going and in all fairness they did give the ordinary Irish people one of the highest standards of living in Europe. They gave out free money as well by way of the SSIA 5 year accounts if you remember..For every 4 euro you saved,the government gave you one euro extra tax free.The max you could save in each account was €200 so it was €50 euros a month tax free. One account per person but I managed as did others to open 4 accounts under the names of family members who were in collage. For been able to save a mere €800 a month for 5 years.The government rewarded me with an extra €52,000 tax free on top of my savings.A huge amount of people had those accounts.Even though the government is nearly bankrupt and with this deflation and unemployment caused by a corrupt but very generous government.The government has decided to reward me again by adding more value by about maybe 20% on my savings.In these hard times I now have let's say "more bang for my buck" Creaky..Times are hard for those who were stupid and reckless.Like those who borrowed to much of the "free" money.It's now an Emerald Nightmare! FOR THEM.
(Cont)Before the big crash Ireland was going to become a net contributor to the EU.This was horrific news considering we gave the EU our extremely rich fishing grounds.The EU do very well out of that deal.Now that each Irish person is worth €30,000,000 in natural gas and a small bit of oil which the mega rich want to get their hands on without to much trouble. The EU won't want to upset the Irish government to the point where they tell them to fu*k off.After all Ireland is still one of the best countries in the world to do business with. So Towngate&Kilsally while you will hear alot of doom and gloom and mouthing off as is the Irish way,the safety nets by way of benefits and freebies are much to high for any real trouble.By the way the mega rich Krauts know they are not going to be payed back.Wait for the new improved deal if we default.It was the price they payed for the treaties we voted for. They payed me €52,000 with those SSIA accounts alone and I still voted against them. It was simple hidden Germano-Hiberno econo"micks"
A definite YES to your last question Johhnyb, 1969,( no catholic need apply ) As for the wedding, had a peek me being nosy, to see the outfits and guests, Elton John, Beckham and Posh, etc. Citizen69, read up, Germany and France put us in this mess, they gambled billions and lost but we have to pay. This hatred about Ireland, ( we know where it stems from, really..we do.)
Of course Sirpeter must realize that thanks to Ireland's massive greed & overspending and their subsequent rescue by the EU, it is mainly Germany, France & the UK who is paying all these benefits to the Republic's citizens.
Me thinks sirpeter has just outlined why the Republic of Ireland is nearly bankrupt and in debt to the hilt!!!
Thanks Sirpeter, @06.38, for your dazzling description of the Fools Paradise Ireland has become today. Truly frightening. Will somebody tell them that all that money that is being shelled out to them was a 'con' by the previous governments and is being carried on by the present one despite the fact that everybody knows it is borrowed money. Let's see what happens to their money-grubbing lives when it all has to be paid back; and the Emerald Dream becomes an Emerald Nightmare! " Oh, Mrs England, please take us back! ~ we didn't mean all those horrible things we said and did to you! We're sorry we were so bold on you!" ~ I am trying to joke about it, but your comment touches a very raw nerve and is truly chilling; as I know of a neighbour who only has his wife in part-time work four adult children and himself 'unemployed' at home,a large secret farm in the country and two holiday apartments in Bulgaria. ... somebody is going to have to stop this nonsense! Just imagine; if Mr Pearse had succeeded in undemocratically snatching the 'ownership of Ireland', that his 'Gael Force' Stormtrooper Auditors would scour the country and make the timorous population account for every penny of Government Support payments and Subsidies; every able bodied person not at work; and every inch of untilled land! How far we are from the dream he concocted with his cronies on behalf of the 'people of Ireland' (who never asked him) in his stately home and grounds at Rathfarnham,Co.Dublin. Today,the "Pyrite Patriots" now enjoying the Fools Paradise must be rubbing their hands with glee that what Pearse himself called "...this thing" in Easter week,failed so miserably.
we're so fascinated that even the cardinal accepted an invite .(why does the image of 'turd in a jacuzzi' spring to mind? ) . Truly, we are West Brits




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