Irish Independent
@Independent_ie · Dublin · joined 20 Nov 2009
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Restaurant review: ‘Offered a choice of pecorino romano or parmigiana as our ‘extra cheese’, we’re surprised to find a €1.50 charge for this on the bill’ https://t.co/bs1UFmxnkG
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‘It happened so fast, Paula wasn’t so lucky’ – Kerry woman relives trauma of sister’s fatal deer crash after near miss on same road https://t.co/4eJFsV2WCq
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OpenAI agent ‘hacked’ into Australian government data https://t.co/eGIE6uAnX0
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Stripe spends almost $150m on staff share-based payments as Irish unit ramps up hiring and pay https://t.co/7578fICdD8
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SumUp eyes neo-bank status, saying Irish banks stopped evolving after the financial crash https://t.co/dgMGHMRd6z
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Cónal Thomas: This felt like American Empire on cocaine – inside Donald Trump’s 35-minute UN address https://t.co/PNCPAWrki6
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Ed Sheeran, Robert Kraft – and what this mess has revealed about pop music in 2026 https://t.co/Eu5TRAKFlf
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Aidan Fitzmaurice: There is anger on the streets of Pristina — but it’s not directed at Israel https://t.co/fUcaWh2LPJ
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‘It’s a state sponsored rip-off’ – two static speed cameras account for 70pc of all fines issued nationwide https://t.co/eiWIuRFPaH
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Ask a money coach: My teenager is often underpaid when she babysits – should I intervene? https://t.co/C1m9cdvfRM
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Where to now for the DublinBikes scheme as contract with French operator comes to a close? https://t.co/z8NA92RtpN
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‘Beyond cold’ – safety campaigners criticise proposed roadside memorial restrictions https://t.co/ejmZcg6gul
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Aidan Fitzmaurice: Five big questions facing Irish football ahead of an international window like no other https://t.co/HqtZ8MXwYt
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DCU received €123m in academic fees in its last financial year https://t.co/OE14l9qzfA
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World leaders meet at UN as their planet grapples with war, division, runaway AI and climate shocks https://t.co/cgUtn0VjHO
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Mark Little: ‘Enid Blyton’s Secret Seven stories helped prepare me for an age of conspiracy thinking’ https://t.co/BDsIzawxeA
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Watch: Andros Townsend run over by pitch roller while warming up before game in Thailand https://t.co/EBQcKSr6Dh
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Two killed as Ukraine targets Moscow in massive drone attack on last day of elections https://t.co/M9mltdb7CW
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Mild and humid early this week before becoming wet and ‘very windy’, Met Éireann says https://t.co/UaAHywDRsN
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Canada presses for access to Erasmus student exchange scheme as it brokers new alliance with EU https://t.co/2XQD4Suuyv
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Joe Brolly: David Clifford is a footballing terminator — he does not need to recuperate, he does not experience nerves or fear https://t.co/OJOpLfC5Uk
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Uefa clarifies stance after FAI claim over keeping Ireland and Israel apart in future draws https://t.co/Tv1yW7ymVk
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Tánaiste floats tax breaks for childminders in Budget 2027 https://t.co/QVpGanbaB5
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Donaldson’s ‘vile actions’ will not define DUP values, leader says https://t.co/SVRBjVnloX
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‘Mass casualty event’ in Midlands Prison after toxic drug flown into jail by drone https://t.co/PbAqBtMrxK
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How is Trinity catching AI usage?
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Euronext urges Simon Harris to scrap 1pc stamp duty on shares in bid to stem loss of Irish listings https://t.co/DIGml3Bbc6
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Rory McIlroy bounces back with five-under par second round at Wentworth https://t.co/0u9ZAcqrjn
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DCC shareholders approve takeover by unexpectedly narrow margin https://t.co/Z9EPze26rH
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Frank Roche: Delayed departures leave counties playing catch-up in Gaelic football’s managerial merry-go-round https://t.co/ye4finw76y
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Against accounts of the same size
88 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 100K–1M follower range. below its peers on both reach and engagement.
Median views2 527this account5 983median for 100K–1M
Reach, %0.28%this account1.49%median for 100K–1M
Engagement, %0.05%this account0.93%median for 100K–1M
| Metric | This account | Median for 100K–1M | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median views per post | 2 527 | 5 983 | 0.42× |
| Reach (views ÷ followers) | 0.28% | 1.49% | 0.19× |
| Engagement rate | 0.05% | 0.93% | 0.05× |
Others in this range → Compare with another account → How these benchmarks are built →
Growth & engagement
How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.
Views per post
3.5K21 Sep
2.5K
1.6K
715
1.8K23 Sep
5.9K
1.7K
1.7K
672
2.3K24 Sep
3.6K
1.8K
1.3K
835
Last 14 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.
Engagement rate per post
0.03%21 Sep
0.08%
0.00%
0.00%
0.06%23 Sep
0.05%
0.06%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%24 Sep
0.00%
0.00%
0.07%
0.12%
Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 100K–1M accounts is 0.93%.
What the audience does
Likes44.2%69 in total
Reposts9.6%15 in total
Replies37.8%59 in total
Quotes1.9%3 in total
Bookmarks6.4%10 in total
Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.
Followers by day
21 Sep24 Sep
Daily snapshots since 21 Sep 2026; the dashed line is the starting count.
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