Ireland: Where the News is Still Trusted, and Other Unfathomable Mysteries

Digital News Report Ireland 2025

Alright, gather 'round, you poor, benighted souls, and let's talk about the news. We Irish love our news. Specifically, news in Ireland, because apparently, Ireland is operating on a different planet than the rest of the world. While the civilised world—or what's left of it—is tuning out, scrolling past the latest manufactured outrage and generally treating the news with a lot of scepticism. Ireland is the best boy in the class when it comes to interest in the news.

According to the latest Digital News Report Ireland 2025 released today by Ireland’s media regulator, a whopping 56% of the population actually gives a damn about what's happening in the world. 56%! This is up from last year, mind you, and significantly higher than the UK (39%), the US (51%), or even the European average (45%).

50% of respondents “agreed” or “strongly agreed” that they trust the news most of the time. In a world where “trust” and “news” are usually found in separate paragraphs, if not separate dictionaries.…