CenterHigh
Irish TimesNews report · Sep 21, 4:19 PM
Dissident republican Colm Murphy was ‘spider at centre of web’, Omagh bombing inquiry hears
Resumed sessions will cover how the 1998 bombing was carried out and who was responsible
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Dissident republican Colm Murphy was ‘spider at centre of web’, Omagh bombing inquiry hears
The Journal (Ireland) and Irish Times describe the same event in different terms.
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As of September 21, 2026 at 4:19 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Resumed sessions will cover how the 1998 bombing was carried out and who was responsible.
The headline split The left frames it as "Dissident republican was like 'spider at centre of web' in plotting Omagh bombing, inquir...". The center frames it as "Colm Murphy was ‘spider at centre of web’ in Omagh bombing plot, inquiry told".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMild
38/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftDissident republican was like 'spider at centre of web' in plotting Omagh bombing, inquiry hears
The Journal (Ireland) · Center-left · News report
CenterDissident republican Colm Murphy was ‘spider at centre of web’, Omagh bombing inquiry hears
Irish Times · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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CenterHigh
Irish IndependentNews report · Sep 21, 3:49 PM
Colm Murphy was ‘spider at centre of web’ in Omagh bombing plot, inquiry told
Center-leftMostly Factual
The Journal (Ireland)News report · Sep 21, 3:17 PM
Dissident republican was like 'spider at centre of web' in plotting Omagh bombing, inquiry hears
Paul Greaney KC said a group of men were involved in the planning of the Real IRA attack in the Co Tyrone town.
Details38/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
38/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Sep 21, 3:17 PM: The Journal (Ireland) joined the source map.
Sep 21, 3:49 PM: Irish Independent joined the source map.
Sep 21, 4:19 PM: Irish Times joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 38/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.