102 of its 395 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%.
18 Oct to 24 Oct: 21 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 5 of the 7 days held.
Most on Thursday 22 October 2026: 186 of its 776 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Rights & justiceDisasters & accidentsHealthConflict & violenceDeaths & injuries, cause not givenShelter & servicesFood & livelihoodDisplacement
Ireland: rights & justice, out of every 100 of its stories about people being harmed
Dashed line: the world.
IrelandThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightOctober 2026
18 Oct
Mullingardeaths, cause not given
5 stories, 5 outlets
18 Oct
Strokestownaccidents & disasters
5 stories, 6 outlets
18 Oct
Clonmelprotests & strikes
10 stories, 10 outlets
21 Oct
Dublinaccidents & disasters
74 stories, 40 outlets
22 Oct
Dublinaccidents & disasters
59 stories, 40 outlets
23 Oct
Donegalaccidents & disasters
16 stories, 53 outlets
Scroll 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 most177 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 193 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%240 stories
Disasters & accidents25%237 stories
Health23%219 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given9%84 stories
Conflict & violence8%77 stories
Shelter & services7%68 stories
Food & livelihood2%15 stories
Displacement1%9 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed235 Stories reporting arrests150 Stories reporting people affected100 Stories reporting people injured28 Stories reporting refugees3 Stories reporting abductions3 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 965 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
France39 in 100 of its 6,735 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Ireland21 in 100
of its 4,624 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
UK20 in 100
of its 31,625 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Isle of Man20 in 100
of its 5 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Belgium14 in 100
of its 463 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
Accidents & disastersDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikes
Ireland (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
power cuts23 Oct16 of its stories that day, about 10 times its usualheavy 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.