It's nearly time to say goodbye to 2017 but, before we go, how about a recap on a year of Hurricane Ophelia, the Paradise Papers, Harvey Weinstein, Leo Varadkar, more tracker mortgage scandals, more Garda scandals, more Brexit, the National Maternity Hospital mess, the Citizen's Assembly, Leo Varadkar's socks, Donal Trump in the White House, the Russians in the White House, Ireland not qualifying for the World Cup in Russia, Leo Varadkar's tweets and Ireland not getting to host the Rugby World Cup in 2023? And trust us, there's more - much more.

As we’ve done in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, Banter will be bringing together a panel of news makers and news observers to talk about the stories of the last 12 months which have resonated with them.

The now annual Banter Review of the Year is always one of the highlights of our year, chiefly because it’s a night which reminds us of stuff that happened which we’d forgotten all about and casts new light on some of the stories which dominated the news cycle for so long.

This year's panel: Ellen Coyne (Senior Ireland journalist, The Times Ireland Edition), Amy O'Connor (freelancer journalist and comedy writer), Oonagh Murphy (theatre director, Tribes at The Gate) and Gavin Sheridan (CEO Vizlegal and former Innovation Director at Storyful)

The details: Banter's Review of the Year takes place at the Liquor Rooms, Wellington Quay, Dublin 2 on Wednesday December 6. Doors open at 6pm and we start at 6.30pm. All proceeds from the event go to the Peter McVerry Trust.