The Irish Times
The Irish Times is a daily newspaper published in Dublin and widely regarded as Ireland's newspaper of record. It is known for serious coverage of politics, business, and international affairs, and is owned by a trust structure intended to safeguard its editorial independence. It maintains a reputation for quality journalism.
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Is The Irish Times left-leaning, right-leaning or centrist?
The Irish Times is generally regarded as left-leaning in its editorial orientation, according to widely cited media-bias assessments of Ireland's press. In Ireland, RTÉ News and BreakingNews.ie are listed as Centrist, while Irish Independent is listed as Right-leaning — so you can open The Irish Times beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.
Read The Irish Times beside another title from Ireland and the differences show up fastest in what leads the page. Two dailies from Ireland covering the same day will usually agree on the facts and differ on the ordering: which story is worth the top of the page, how the headline characterises it, and which follow-ups get space. Those are The Irish Times's editorial choices, and they are easiest to see side by side. Because The Irish Times is listed as left-leaning, the sharpest contrast is usually a right-leaning title from Ireland on the same morning: the facts rarely differ, but which consequence is treated as the story often does.
This is an approximate orientation, not a definitive judgement — and not a rating of quality or accuracy. Read how Crosswire classifies editorial leanings, including the sources behind each label. Directory last reviewed . Think this label is wrong? Suggest a correction.
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