Over half of Irish people interested in news, two-thirds worried about online disinformation

Nearly half of people (47%) said they had used social media to consume their news, followed by radio (36%), printed newspapers (22%), podcasts (12%), and AI chatbots (5%).

More than half (56%) of Irish people are extremely or very interested in the news, higher than the European average, with local news brands the most trusted for Irish audiences, a new report has found.

According to the Digital News Report Ireland 2025, published by media regulator Coimisiún na Meán, enthusiasm for news among people in Ireland is "robust" and higher than audiences in the UK (39%), the European average (45%), and the US (51%).