Alternatives and competitors

Sites like The Irish Times

The 20 closest daily newspaper alternatives to The Irish Times, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 17 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to The Irish Times? The closest matches are Irish Independent, Raidió Teilifís Éireann and The Times. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.

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01 · Entity

About The Irish Times

The Irish Times irishtimes.com

The Irish Times | Latest news and headlines - Irish news, world news, video and podcasts

Irish news, world news and breaking updates. Get Ireland news, business, politics, sport, lifestyle, culture, podcasts, video and more from The Irish Times, the definitive brand of award-winning, in-depth journalism.

Wikidata: daily newspaper in Ireland

Top 10K · #2,958 English 17 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit The Irish Times

Summary by Claude

Website of The Irish Times, an Irish daily newspaper publishing news on Ireland and the world, along with business, politics, sport, culture, lifestyle coverage, opinion, video and podcasts.

Who it’s for
Readers in Ireland and the Irish diaspora
Business model
Subscriptions and advertising

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to The Irish Times’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

The GuardianVoxThe AtlanticFinancial TimesTIMEThe New York TimesThe Jerusalem PostThe Indian ExpressRaidió Teilifís ÉireannIrish Independent

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to The Irish Times

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to The Irish Times, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Only in English
  1. 01
    Irish Independent independent.ie Top 10K English

    newspaper

  2. 02
    Raidió Teilifís Éireann rte.ie Top 10K English

    RTÉ Ireland's National Television and Radio Broadcaster

    RTÉ news brings you the latest Irish news, world news, international news and up to the minute reports on breaking Irish news stories and news from around the world. Watch and listen to Irish news stories on our video and audio streams.

  3. 03
    The Indian Express indianexpress.com Top 10K English

    Latest News Today, Breaking News, India News, Top Headlines | The Indian Express

    Get the latest news today, breaking news, and top news headlines updates from India and around the world. Stay updated on politics, business, sports, entertainment, and more with The Indian Express.

  4. 04
    The Jerusalem Post jpost.com Top 10K English

    The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World

    The Jerusalem Post is Israel's most-read English news website and best-selling English newspaper bringing breaking news, world news & middle east news.

  5. 05
    The New York Times nytimes.com Top 1K English

    nytimes.com

    American daily newspaper (founded 1851)

  6. 06
    TIME time.com Top 1K English

    TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates

    Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news.

  7. 07
    Financial Times ft.com Top 1K English

    Security Verification

    London-based daily newspaper

  8. 08
    USA Today usatoday.com Top 1K English

    Latest World & National News & Headlines - USATODAY.com

    USA TODAY delivers current national and local news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, and videos.

  9. 09
    Los Angeles Times latimes.com Top 1K English

    News from California, across the nation and world - Los Angeles Times

    The L.A. Times is a leading source of breaking news, entertainment, sports, politics, and more for Southern California and the world.

  10. 10
    The Atlantic theatlantic.com Top 10K English

    Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic

    magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.

  11. 11
    Vox vox.com Top 10K English

    Vox

    Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters explain politics, policy, world affairs, technology, culture, science, the climate crisis, money, health and everything else that matters. Our goal is to ensure that everyone, regardless of income or status, can access accurate information that empowers them.

  12. 12
    Dallas News dallasnews.com Top 10K English

    Dallas News | Breaking News for DFW, Texas, World

    Find breaking news, investigations, reviews and opinion on business, sports, arts, entertainment, food, real estate, crime and more at dallasnews.com.

  13. 13
    The Guardian theguardian.com Top 1K English

    Latest news, sport and opinion from the Guardian

    Latest news, sport, business, comment, analysis and reviews from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice

  14. 14
    International Business Times ibtimes.com Top 10K English

    International Business Times - Business News, Financial news

    International Business Times is the leading provider of business news and financial news from the US and around the world.

  15. 15
    The Seattle Times seattletimes.com Top 10K English

    The Seattle Times | Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.

    Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.

  16. 16
    Hindustan Times hindustantimes.com Top 10K English

    Hindustan Times: Breaking News, Latest News, India News, World News & Cricket Today's Headlines | Hindustan Times

    Hindustan Times: Stay updated with Hindustan Times for the top India news, world events, and breaking stories. Get real-time updates on politics, wars, live cricket scores, entertainment news, and lifestyle updates.

  17. 17
    The Straits Times straitstimes.com Top 10K English

    The Straits Times - Breaking news, Singapore news, Asia and world news & multimedia

    The Straits Times - Get latest breaking news, business, sports, lifestyle, tech & multimedia and more news in Singapore, Asia & rest of the world at straitstimes.com.

  18. 18
    British Broadcasting Corporation bbc.com Top 1K English

    BBC Home | Breaking News, World News, US News, Sports, Business, Innovation, Climate, Culture, Travel, Video & Audio

    Visit BBC for trusted reporting on the latest world and US news, sports, business, climate, innovation, culture and much more

  19. 19
    The Hindu thehindu.com Top 10K English

    The Hindu: Latest News today from India and the World, Breaking news, Top Headlines and Trending News Videos. | The Hindu

    The Hindu Newspaper: Get latest News on Politics, Sports, Business, Arts, Entertainment and trending news Videos from The Hindu

  20. 20
    The Economist economist.com Top 10K English

    British weekly news and international affairs publication (founded 1843)

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to irishtimes.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones The Irish Times uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What The Irish Times is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

Built with

JavaScript frameworks
  • React asset https://www.irishtimes.com/pf/dist/engine/react.js?d=228&mxId=00000000
Analytics
  • Chartbeat page source: static.chartbeat.com
  • Comscore page source: .scorecardresearch.com
Tag managers
Advertising
Cookie consent
  • OneTrust page source: cdn.cookielaw.org
Web servers
Email hosting
Email delivery
  • Mailgun TXT v=spf1 mx ip4:95.83.234.0/25 include:spf.protection.outlook.com ip4:9…
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Apple Business TXT apple-domain-verification=XhnDcE0YrDAPQozP
  • Canva TXT canva-site-verification=KRIb2VFx0d9MN9lyuaYLtQ
  • GlobalSign TXT globalsign-domain-verification=995AF123E1C444EA1731F29D67C53A30
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=_bmMdy91pvMquv_acEInFP1XIqSqNbuM77KAj_GVTho
  • Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=n9azgexpxv03k5s2oyunuyczvfgk2o
  • Salesforce TXT v=spf1 mx ip4:95.83.234.0/25 include:spf.protection.outlook.com ip4:9…

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