Irish use of online news second lowest

At just 43%, Ireland has the second lowest percentage of internet users who read the news or newspapers online in the EU.

And, broadband access here continues to lag behind the rest of Europe.

According to a new study published by Eurostat, in the last three months only France, at 38%, had a lower percentage of internet users who read the news or newspapers online than Ireland. This is well below the EU average of 61%.