How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 576 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. Health
   2.3% of the news · usually 1.4% · 1.6× usual · 13 articles
   • อย.เตือนหยุดใช้เครื่องสำอางผสมสารอันตราย เสี่ยงเป็นฝ้าถาวร-มะเร็งผิวหนัง (kapook.com)

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

2. Jobs and work
   1.7% of the news · usually 1.2% · 10 articles
   • Simon Harris denies that his 'dole is not a way of life' comments are controversial (irishexaminer.com)
   • Engagement with independent group to resume on pay row (rte.ie)

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

3. War and security
   1.0% of the news · usually 1.1% · 6 articles
   • Ireland has lessons for us Americans seeking ro overcome 'Trump trauma' – The Irish Times (irishtimes.com)
   • EA on Pakistan TV: After US Elections, A Chance to End War on Iran? (eaworldview.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)

4. AI
   0.9% of the news · usually 1.8% · 5 articles
   • Ireland is a key link in the AI supply chain. What happens if the bubble bursts? – The Irish Times (irishtimes.com)
   • AI threatens to undermine third-level qualifications, conference hears (breakingnews.ie)
5. Democracy and elections
   0.9% of the news · usually 0.8% · 5 articles
   • Councillor vows to bring housing case to 'higher office' - news (westernpeople.ie)
   • "Wild Horse Nine" : "Ça faisait très longtemps que John Malkovich n'avait pas été aussi bon" (telerama.fr)

   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
   0.9% of the news · usually 0.4% · 2.2× usual · 5 articles
   • Budget 2027 college fees refund: How to claim your €150 back (irishmirror.ie)
   • Brussels Proposes New Exemption for Austria From EU Migrant Sharing Scheme (voiceofvienna.org)

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

7. Climate
   0.7% of the news · usually 0.6% · 4 articles
   • Children can be taught about climate change without alarm or guilt (irishexaminer.com)
   • Mês passado foi Outubro mais quente alguma vez registado no mundo (dnoticias.pt)

   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)

8. Cost of living
   0.0% of the news · usually 0.5% · 0 articles
   • Schlachtkühe abermals billiger (topagrar.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)

How the news sounds

• Tone−0.2positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.3The GDELT Project
• Anxiety0.9× usual2.6 words per 1,000usually 3.0The GDELT Project
• Fear0.9× usual0.8 words per 1,000usually 0.9The GDELT Project
• Anger1.2× usual6.3 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Sadness1.1× usual6.9 words per 1,000usually 6.5The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.1× usual7.4 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.