Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

We were reading... The lovely bones

An instant bestseller when released, Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones tells the story of teenager Susie Salmon, who is brutally raped and murdered. The teenager then watches from heaven, as her family try to cope with her death.

We were talking about… Saipan

Still one of the most talked about moments in our sporting history. When Mick McCarthy sent Roy Keane home from the 2002 World Cup in Saipan, Irish homes became volatile battle grounds as everyone took sides. Keane – saint or sinner?

We were voting for… lots of things

The government's amendment to abortion law was narrowly defeated in the referendum, the same year that Fianna Fáil was voted back into government. There was also pressure on Ireland to vote yes in the 2nd Nice Treaty and we did.

We weren't sure about… the euro

Euro notes and coins were introduced into circulation in January 2002 with the punt valid until 28 February. Confusion reigned, as everybody struggled with the pesky euro and debate ensued on the correct plural term: Euro or Euros?