Europe · Friday, 6 November 2026
Ireland
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,106 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Live Register increased by 400 people in October (rte.ie)
- Engagement with independent group continues on pay row (rte.ie)
Survey · Apr 2026 3% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Taughmaconnell man hands over €83k to Motor Neurone Disease charity (westmeathindependent.ie)
- Marathon challenge raise over €€26k for Join Our Boys (westmeathindependent.ie)
Survey · Apr 2026 17% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- 2026 'most likely' to be second-hottest year ever (rte.ie)
- A lesson in climate change (irishtimes.com)
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)
- Irish travel gem with a rare prehistoric attraction and Star Wars connection (irishmirror.ie)
- Remembering Athy's fallen this Sunday - Life - Kildare Nationalist (kildare-nationalist.ie)
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)
- Ray McAdam elected to Seán Kyne's seat in the Seanad (thejournal.ie)
- Fine Gael's Ray McAdam elected to the Seanad (finegael.ie)
Survey · Apr 2026 3% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- ЕК отчита значителни предизвикателства за България в областта на миграцията (news.bg)
- Espanha, Itália, Grécia e Chipre vão beneficiar do regime de solidariedade de asilo da UE em 2027 (sapo.pt)
Survey · Apr 2026 14% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Alan Healy: Irish consumers left in the dark over why food, fuel and energy prices keep rising (irishexaminer.com)
- Инфляция в ОЭСР в сентябре ускорилась до 4,5% (interfax.ru)
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)
How the news sounds
- Tone+0.1positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.3The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.6 words per 1,000usually 3.0The GDELT Project
- Fear0.8× usual0.8 words per 1,000usually 0.9The GDELT Project
- Anger1.2× usual6.3 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Sadness0.9× usual5.9 words per 1,000usually 6.5The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.9× usual6.2 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.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
Marie-Lan Nguyen, CC BY 2.5 New
The White House, Public domain Rising
Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 Weekly
U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain Rising
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Antonioaesparza, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain Breakout
William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0 8RTÉ
By category
Business & economy
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Adam Moreira (AEMoreira042281), CC BY-SA 4.0
Crime & justice
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Aruba Police Force (KPA, #13234), Public domain Rising
Food & drink
Dorota Trupp, CC BY-SA 2.0
Health & wellness
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Movies & TV
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Music
Elizabeth Marsh, CC BY-SA 4.0 1Ashe
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Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY-SA 4.0 Breakout
Caroline Bonarde Ucci at https://www.flickr.com/photos/caroline_bonarde/, CC BY 3.0 Rising
Celebrities & creators
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James English, CC BY 3.0 New
Struway2, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Politics & world affairs
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Society & beliefs
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Sports
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Travel & places
NASA World Wind, Screenshot by Carport, Public domain Rising
No machine-readable author provided. Tournesol assumed (based on copyright clai…, CC BY-SA 3.0
Industries here
Media & entertainment 32Sports & fitness 13Government & public sector 13Music 12Tech & software 11Travel & tourism 2Retail & e-commerce 1Transport & logistics 1Health & pharma 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Politics in the news
- Protests in the news2reports of events, mostly in English6 Nov 2026 · usually 3 a dayThe GDELT Project
- Violence in the news35reports of events, mostly in English6 Nov 2026 · usually 22 a dayThe GDELT Project
Economy
- Inflation4.0%Oct 2026 · +0.2 pts since Sept 2026Eurostat
- Unemployment4.8%Oct 2026 · +0.1 pts since Sept 2026Eurostat
- Consumer confidence96.7100 = long-run averageMay 2026 · −0.1 since Apr 2026OECD
- Central bank rate2.50%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 2026BIS
- Real house prices2.3%Q2 2026 · −1.4 pts since Q1 2026BIS
- GDP growth12.3%2025 · +9.7 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment10.5%2025 · +0.1 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- Job postings104.11 Feb 2020 = 10023 Oct 2026 · +6.3 since 24 Jul 2026Indeed Hiring Lab · CC BY 4.0
Business
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Surgery
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- General Health Professions
Society
- People online97.2%2024 · +0.3 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Top concern59.0%HousingApr 2026European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Trust the national government48.0%Standard Eurobarometer 105Apr 2026 · +5.0 pts since Nov 2025European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Trust in the national government46.6%OECD Trust Survey2023 · −4.0 pts since 2021OECD Trust Survey
- Trust the media47.0%Standard Eurobarometer 105Apr 2026European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Trust scientists85.0%Standard Eurobarometer 105Apr 2026European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change47.4%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority67.1%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1The One About Matthew Perry
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2Nobody Wants This
3The Diplomat
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4Instadocs: Jane Doe v. Cornell
5The Fall of El Mayo
6Beat Luke Littler
7Lupin
Press photo, Public domain 8East of Eden
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9Ghosts
10Minimum wage
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
1Greenfingers
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2Animals
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3Collision Course
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4Halloween
5Surviving Hurricane Otis
6Hot Wheels Let's Race: Attack of the T-Rex
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7Despicable Me 4
Immanuel Giel, CC BY 3.0 8Shrek
9Unabomber
10Hubie Halloween
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
1Tate McRae
Elizabeth Marsh, CC BY-SA 4.0 2Ashe
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3Fontaines D.C.
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4Olivia Rodrigo
7Jamie Miller
8Ella Langley
9Zach Bryan
10Kingfishr
Apple Music · 2026-11-07
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1My Therapist Ghosted Me
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2Indo Sport
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3The Rest Is Politics: US
4Crime World
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5The News Agents
6The Indo Daily
7The Rest Is Politics
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8The Rest Is History
9The Tommy, Hector & Laurita Podcast
10The Trial of Russell Brand
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-07
App Store · Free apps
1Vinted: Sell vintage clothes
2My Centra
3Claude by Anthropic
4ChatGPT
5Lidl
6Virgin Media Play
7Microsoft Authenticator
8Real Rewards
9Shop
10MyGovID
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App Store · 2026-11-07
App Store · Paid apps
1Official Car/Bike DTT-Ireland
2Official Bus/Truck DTT-Ireland
3DTT Ireland Driver Theory Test
4Chromagraph Camera
5AnkiMobile Flashcards
6ПДР Ірландія
7iTheory Driver Theory Test IE
8Shadowrocket
9Hit the Button Maths
10Squeezy
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App Store · 2026-11-07
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Apple Podcasts · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.