1. Bertie was still Taoiseach and would be for another two years
  2. Pope John Paul II had died 5 months earlier to be replaced by Pope Benedict XVI. There have been two more papal conclaves since
  3. The highest grossing movie worldwide was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
  4. The number 1 song in Ireland at the time was “Don’t Cha” by the Pussycat Dolls ft. Busta Rhymes
  5. “You’re a Star” was the most viewed tv series on Irish television.
  6. Facebook was still exclusively a service for University students, Twitter, Instagram and Tiktok didn’t exist. Youtube was in its infancy
  7. The price of houses, pints, boxes of smokes and petrol has changed a lot since
  8. George Bush had began his second term as president of America
  9. In the UK, Tony Blair had just secured a parliamentary majority for a third consecutive election
  10. The ballon d’or was won by Ronaldinho, Brazil were the reigning world Champions
  11. The Galway hurlers were 17 years into a 29 year All-Ireland drought
  12. The Dublin footballers were 10 years into a 16 year All-Ireland drought
  13. Soccer star Lamine Yamal would not be born for another 3 years
  14. Meanwhile American civil rights activist Rosa Parks was still alive
  15. Xtravision had over 200 locations on the island of Ireland, today it has zero
  16. The Nokia 1110 was the top selling phone worldwide
  17. The Xbox 360 was two months away from being released
  18. The M50 was completed after 27 years of construction, two years later was the planned date to open Dublin’s metro
  19. Ray Burke was the first TD to be sentenced to prison, getting 6 months for Tax Evasion
  20. The Rossport 5 spend 94 days in prison for protesting the Shell gas pipeline

by Dilf_Hunter367

35 comments

  2. And apparently RTÉ didn’t have high quality logos of their tv shows

  3. So just a few years ago?

    I mean people born in the 1960s are still in their 40s and I’m still a teenager….

  4. €3.50 a pint? Those were the days you could have a few jars, a pack of 10 smokes, and enough for a kebab for about €50

  6. You start to feel old when people start going on about sporting droughts, and you remember when that team last won! Spurs winning a trophy was another one that did it to me. Used to pass me by as a kid when Liverpool hadn’t won the league in over 20 years, or Dublin hadn’t won an All-Ireland in 16, now I’m getting perspective!

  8. The thing that shook me here was that there were over 200 Xtravisions in the country LOL. Good nostalgic days

  12. Roy Keane still played for Man Utd.

    Gift Grub was at its peak.

    Ah the good old days, sure wasn’t everything better back then.

  14. Everything’s doubled in price in 20 years, except wages

  16. 2005. Mad. I also just realized that Kilkenny haven’t won it in a decade, despite being in plenty of finals.

  18. Smokes were definitely cheaper, I think it was about 2009 when smokes hit 10 bob

  19. > Xtravision had over 200 locations on the island of Ireland, today it has zero

    Bullshit, there’s still one in my heart! Doctors are baffled!

  23. The western world bro, all your examples are from the western world. Who gives a fuck about GAA anyways it never did anything for anyone

  24. Also Roy Keane was still at Manchester United. He would leave two months later

  26. • Michael Owen signed for Newcastle United

    • The X Factor was on its 2nd series. The Conway Sisters were contestants that series

  30. Last time Cork won Sam, average house price was 220,000

  32. Not gonna lie. The world was a better place when cork were winning.

  35. Only 31 but this really makes me feel quite old 

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