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17.32 21 Dec 2020
Here on Newstalk in the run up to the end of 2020, we’ve been looking back at the 20 Most Influential Moments of the Last 20 Years.
On a global scale we’ve looked at 9/11, the refugee crisis and the Covid pandemic we’re still battling through. On our shores, we’ve reflected on the Smoking Ban, Repeal the 8th, and Water Charges.
We even had the elections of both Barack Obama and Donald Trump, the visit to Ireland by the Queen and Brexit.
You’ve been voting over the last few days and today, we revealed that
the most influential moment of the two decades is the introduction of the iPhone in 2007 which led to the rise of the smartphone and social media and has arguably impacted on every facet of modern life.
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As 2020 comes to a close, Newstalk has been asking people to recall their most influential moment over the last 20 years.
Ranging from the election of US President Barack Obama, the introduction of water charges and Queen Elizabeth II s historic visit to Ireland, listeners were not short of suggestions.
Following a count of the votes, the top moment has been revealed.
The launch of the smartphone and rise in social media has topped the list, with 25.13%.
The introduction of the first iPhone in 2007 arguably paved the way for the rise of the smartphone and social media.
Revealed: Newstalk s most influential moment of the last 20 years
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