🇮🇪 Irish Times

About Irish Times

The Irish Times is owned by The Irish Times Trust CLG, a non-charitable trust established in 1974 to ensure its independence from commercial, political, or religious control. Profits are reinvested into the newspaper rather than distributed to shareholders. The Irish Times DAC, an operational entity, also owns other Irish newspapers such as the Irish Examiner.

Media Bias/Fact Check rates The Irish Times as Left-Center Biased, citing its social democratic editorial positions and high factual reporting. Ad Fontes Media also rates it as Lean Left, while AllSides gives it a Center rating with low confidence. The newspaper's editorials often reflect social liberalism on issues like immigration and LGBTQ+ rights. While generally considered highly credible, The Irish Times has faced criticism for a perceived anti-Palestinian bias in some reporting and apologized for publishing an AI-generated opinion piece in 2023. Ireland's press freedom, though generally positive (ranking 7th or 8th by RSF), has seen concerns regarding politicians using 'judicial intimidation' against media outlets, including The Irish Times.