How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,147 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. Health
   1.8% of the news · usually 1.4% · 21 articles
   • กรมควบคุมโรคชูผลวิจัยแรงงานข้ามชาติ เสนอเพิ่มคัดกรองไวรัสตับอักเสบบีและซี ยกระดับระบบส่งต่อติดตามรักษา (dailynews.co.th)
   • La Justicia europea examinará por tercera vez el rescate holandés de 3.400 millones de KLM en la pandemia (europapress.es)

   Survey · Apr 2026 17% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

2. AI
   1.6% of the news · usually 1.8% · 18 articles
   • From photo to online shop in three minutes: Irish start-up harnesses AI (irishtimes.com)
   • How might a love for maths lead to a career in AI and data? (siliconrepublic.com)
3. Jobs and work
   1.6% of the news · usually 1.2% · 18 articles
   • Demonstrations planned for eight cities and towns if second public sector strike proceeds (irishtimes.com)
   • Sligo and Galway to host rallies during next week's strike (midwestradio.ie)

   Survey · Apr 2026 3% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

4. War and security
   1.4% of the news · usually 1.2% · 16 articles
   • Trump says Hegseth doing 'a very good job' as questions swirl about his future (irishexaminer.com)
   • Canada Safest Country,दुनिया के 10 सबसे सुरक्षित देशों की लिस्ट जारी, कनाडा टॉप पर तो US को जगह नहीं, देखें रैंकिंग - canada world safest country in bhtp 2027 ranking top 10 countries list - Other cou (indiatimes.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 15% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 2% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

5. Democracy and elections
   1.0% of the news · usually 0.8% · 11 articles
   • Work on Westport road is halted - news - Western People (westernpeople.ie)
   • Safety concerns over narrow footpath in West Cork village used by CoAction clients (irishexaminer.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 3% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

6. Immigration
   0.8% of the news · usually 0.4% · 2.0× usual · 9 articles
   • Number of deportation flights set to rise as €14m tender issued (irishtimes.com)
   • UK to use facial recognition for immigration enforcement (punchng.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 14% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

7. Cost of living
   0.5% of the news · usually 0.5% · 6 articles
   • Sales of second-hand homes fall as rate hikes weigh on demand (irishtimes.com)
   • Eurozone PPI Hits 11.1% as Energy Drives Inflation, While Non-Energy Prices Barely Rise (actionforex.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 59% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 46% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “The economic situation” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

8. Climate
   0.4% of the news · usually 0.6% · 4 articles
   • Values Added Tax (broadsheet.ie)
   • Winter Series: Ireland's Seabirds (clare.fm)

   Survey · 2023 69% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

   Survey · Apr 2026 4% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

How the news sounds

• Tone+0.2positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.4The GDELT Project
• Anxiety1.0× usual2.9 words per 1,000usually 3.0The GDELT Project
• Fear0.8× usual0.8 words per 1,000usually 0.9The GDELT Project
• Anger1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Sadness0.9× usual6.0 words per 1,000usually 6.6The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.0× usual6.5 words per 1,000usually 6.7The GDELT Project

Also in the news

• Economic policy uncertainty180.0from newspaper coverage; 100 = long-run averageJul 2026 · −19.0 since Jun 2026Zalla (2016), PolicyUncertainty.com · CC BY 4.0

News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.