Time is slipping away! 15 years on from the fall that gripped the nation

It's hard to imagine that 15 years has passed since the fall that gripped the nation, but here we are, half the country covered in snow, schools are shut and roads are so treacherous that cars are being abandoned.

"The Big Freeze" in 2010 saw Ireland face one of its harshest weather conditions with temperatures dropping to a freezing -17°C in parts of the country like Mayo and daytime temperatures struggled to go above freezing for nine consecutive days.

November and December of that year saw some of the coldest temperatures across the country, but one image from those cold dark days will stick out in every Irish person's mind and has certainly earned its place in one of the top most memorable moments of Irish pop culture..."Man slipping on ice".

The clip came from an RTÉ News bulletin where Anne Doyle prefaced the clip by saying several local authorities including Dublin City Council had warned that many roads and pavements remained hazardous and that there could be a rise in personal injury claims as a result.

The clip is then shown of an icy road in Dublin, where a man can be seen walking past the camera and slipping on the ice causing him to crash down on the ground.

A voice over from reporter John Kilraine plays during the clip in which he says,

"Dublin pavements remain very dangerous...although this man was not seriously hurt."

The man in question still remains a mystery to this day but commemorations were made in his honour with a plaque erected on the wall where he slipped, courtesy of drinks giant Coors Light.

A Lego set of the scene was even made by Dublin Bricks.

I'm sure the poor man who suffered the nasty looking fall wishes this event wasn't cemented in Irish pop culture history, but I'll bet he's forever grateful his face was never shown.

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