Irish Independent

What you're reading

nwsly rates Irish Independent as Liberal conservative, on the « Lean Right » axis. Factuality assessed as Mostly Factual.

Ownership & funding

Ownership: Mediahuis. Funding: Subscription + advertising.

Where it lands

On the left–right axis, nwsly places Irish Independent at « Lean Right ». The ideology label — Liberal conservative — says which political family that is. The method is public.

Editorial signature

The country's largest-selling daily, founded by William Martin Murphy in 1905 in the aftermath of the Dublin Lock-out, sits inside the Belgian-Dutch Mediahuis group after its 2019 takeover of Independent News & Media from Denis O'Brien. The masthead historically backs Fine Gael at general elections, runs a heavy business and property section, and columnists Eilis O'Hanlon and Ian O'Doherty define a centre-right commentariat distinct from the Irish Times's liberal consensus.