89 of its 347 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories).
19 Oct to 25 Oct: 22 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at Ireland on 6 of the 7 days held.
Most on Sunday 25 October 2026: 89 of its 347 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Ireland: stories reporting people killed, out of every 1,000 of its stories
Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.
IrelandThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightScroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Ireland most102 of its 395 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%.
177 of its 827 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories).
186 of its 776 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
172 of its 769 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Flooding was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain and storms.
159 of its 779 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 5 million people live in Ireland. Over these days its news carried 199 stories about people being harmed for every million people — more than ten times the world's rate (8.5 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Rights & justice25%242 stories
Disasters & accidents25%241 stories
Health23%227 stories
Shelter & services9%92 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given8%82 stories
Conflict & violence8%74 stories
Food & livelihood1%14 stories
Displacement1%7 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed240 Stories reporting arrests150 Stories reporting people affected111 Stories reporting people injured25 Stories reporting abductions3 Stories reporting refugees2 Stories reporting evacuations2 Stories reporting people displaced1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Ireland. Ring: the world. Measured over 995 stories.
Feelings
Angerless angry than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefa little more grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Feara little less fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Ireland in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Ireland's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
France37 in 100
of its 6,506 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Ireland22 in 100
of its 4,608 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
UK20 in 100
of its 31,788 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Isle of Man14 in 100
of its 7 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Belgium15 in 100
of its 457 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersProtests & strikes
Ireland (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
power cuts25 Oct16 of its stories that day, more than ten times its usual · also 23 Octheavy rain22 Oct34 of its stories that day, about 7 times its usual · also 20 Octflooding21 Oct27 of its stories that day, about 4 times its usualCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.