Google Ireland has revealed what terms are most frequently searched in the Republic. The new data gives a strange and wonderful insight into what’s on the Irish people’s minds from art, to love, Katie Taylor and Michael Fassbender.

What their report shows is that Ireland is a nation of people literally searching for love, advice and sports news online.

The “how to” searches show that the Irish want to learn the secrets of drawing, kissing and crochets. While the “what is” queries also turn up a romantic answer, being love.

The results for the “most googled” items showed that most Irish were searching for answers when it came to the Republic of Ireland’s soccer team in the Euro 2012 campaign as well as Katie Taylor’s big win at the London Olympics.

Here’s the full list of results:

Top Trending How to…
Draw
Kiss
Crochet
Make
Knit
Study
Hack
Meditate
Flirt
Announce

Top Trending What is…?
Love
icloud
Scientology
Instagram
Autism
Soap
Yolo
Tracking
PayPal
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Top Trending Athletes…
Ryan Lochte
Bradley Wiggins
David Rudisha
Mark McHugh
Mo Farah
Michael Phelps
Jessica Ennis
Usain Bolt
Simon Zebo
Oscar Pistorius

Most Searched in 2012 Irish Olympians…
Katie Taylor
John Joe Nevin
Paddy Barnes
Annalise Murphy
Jason Smyth
Michael Conlan
Kieran Behan
Melanie Nocher
Camilla Speirs
Olive Loughnane

Top Trending Sports Teams…
Ryder Cup team
Ulster rugby
Galway hurling
Mayo football
Kilkenny hurling
Donegal football
Chelsea FC
Leinster rugby
Connacht rugby
Manchester united

Top Trending People…
Katie Taylor
Kate Middleton
April Jones
Whitney Houston
Jill Meagher
Rosanna Davison
Morgan Freeman
Michael Clarke Duncan
Demba ba
Amanda Todd
Ireland’s international acting

Top Trending Celebrities…
Craig Doyle
Michael Fassbender
Liam Neeson
Ciaran Hinds
Daniel Day Lewis
Pierce Brosnan
Cillian Murphy
Colm Meaney
Anne Doyle
Colin Farrell

Top Trending TV Shows…
Moone Boy
Craig Doyle Show
Homeland
Love/Hate
The Voice
Downton Abbey
Mrs Brown’s Boys
Home and Away
Fair City
Ear to the Ground

Top Trending Music Bands…
Kodaline
Little Mix
One Direction
The Blizzards
Delorentos
The Killers
Muse
Coldplay
Damien Dempsey
The Wanted

Source:BreakingNews.ie