Irish people more tuned into the news than EU, British, and US counterparts

The number of Irish consumers paying for news subscriptions or access increased by four percentage points, to 16%. Picture: Larry Cummins

Irish people are more interested in the news than their EU, British, or US counterparts while trust in Irish media has increased in the past year, a new study has found.

The research also found that Irish news consumers are more likely to pay for news than their European or British counterparts.