Public's trust in news not breaking

IRISH people are more interested in the news and have better trust in mainstream media compared to the UK and US, a new study has revealed.

- BY CIARA O'LOUGHLIN

Some 56 per cent say they are extremely or very interested in the news, according to the Irish Digital News Report 2025 published today.

This is higher than the UK (39 per cent), the US (51 per cent) and ahead of the European average at 45 per cent.

While Irish people have a high interest in news, up three per cent on last year, it has fallen significantly from a peak of 70 per cent in 2021, during the pandemic.

Just three per cent of those surveyed in this country said they are “not at all interested” in the news.

Irish audiences also trust mainstream news outlets more compared to other countries, with 50 per cent saying they trust the news “most of the time”.

This compares to 35 per cent in the UK, 30 per cent in the US and 39 per cent for all of Europe.

Traditional news outlets continue to hold the most trust from the Irish audience.