‘Hey Google’: Here are some of the most asked questions in Ireland around Coronavirus

Life during the Covid-19 pandemic has been and will continue to be, full of questions.

“How can I” “What is” and “When will” questions are asked in Irish households daily and for many of those questions, people are turning to the internet and, by extension, to Google.

Google is the world’s dominant search engine, answering about 90 percent of the world’s online queries - which explains the phrase ‘google it’.

The GoogleTrends team in Ireland has pulled together some of the most googled questions Irish people have had following the government’s Covid-19 National Action Plan.

Turns out, a large majority of the country have been wondering how to make face masks and tutorials on hair cutting, which makes sense when you see the number one most asked ‘when will’ question.

We've also been asking a lot of questions about TV series Normal People, whilst waiting for government announcements.

Most googled Coronavirus questions

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When will …

1. When will hairdressers open in Ireland?

2. When will pubs open in Ireland?

3. When will golf courses open in Ireland?

4. When will Penneys open again?

5. When will driving test centres open?

6. When will hotels open in Ireland?

7. When will creches open in Ireland?

8. When will McDonald’s open again in Ireland?

9. When are NCT centres open again?

10. When will Dublin airport open?

The @GoogleTrends team have pulled together some of the top Googled questions in Ireland around Coronavirus over the past week. This list is my absolute favourite #priorities pic.twitter.com/x6b75Xel1c

— juliedil (@JulieDil) May 6, 2020

When can ...

1. When can we travel again?

2. When can hairdressers open again?

3. When can we fly again?

4. When can dentists go back to work?

5. When can hotels reopen?

6. When can gyms reopen in Ireland?

7. When can beauty salons reopen?

8. When can restaurants reopen?

9. When can grandparents see their grandchildren?

10. When can dog groomers reopen?

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