Popularity in Ireland
Numbers
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| Year | Rank | Times Used | |
| 2023 | #44 | 129 | |
| 2022 | #50 | 125 | |
| 2021 | #40 | 161 | |
| 2020 | #53 | 117 | |
| 2019 | #44 | 155 | |
| 2018 | #39 | 183 | |
| 2017 | #46 | 165 | |
| 2016 | #41 | 190 | |
| 2015 | #38 | 190 | |
| 2014 | #42 | 195 | |
| 2013 | #51 | 166 | |
| 2012 | #46 | 183 | |
| 2011 | #45 | 196 | |
| 2010 | #41 | 210 | |
| 2009 | #43 | 204 | |
| 2008 | #57 | 155 | |
| 2007 | #59 | 138 | |
| 2006 | #58 | 128 | |
| 2005 | #59 | 134 | |
| 2004 | #59 | 132 | |
| 2003 | #70 | 93 | |
| 2002 | #71 | 88 | |
| 2001 | #89 | 63 | |
| 2000 | #94 | 54 | |
| 1999 | #87 | 57 | |
| 1998 | #92 | 46 | |
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