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Irish TimesNews report · Aug 16, 6:30 PM
Live European Championships updates: Mc Sharry wins bronze in 50m breaststroke; Healy and O’Sullivan in 1,500m final
Irish swimmers finish with five medals in Paris
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European Championships Day Seven: Sarah Healy and Sophie O’Sullivan prepare for 1500m final
Irish Times and RTE News (Ireland) describe the same event in different terms.
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As of August 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened European Championships Day Seven: Sarah Healy and Sophie O’Sullivan prepare for 1500m final.
The headline split The left frames it as "Live European Championships updates: Mc Sharry wins bronze in 50m breaststroke; Healy and...". The center frames it as "European Championships Day Seven: Sarah Healy and Sophie O’Sullivan prepare for 1500m fin...".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 4 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
4 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
69/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftLive European Championships updates: Mc Sharry wins bronze in 50m breaststroke; Healy and O’Sullivan in 1,500m final
Irish Times · Center-left · News report
CenterEuropean Championships Day Seven: Sarah Healy and Sophie O’Sullivan prepare for 1500m final
Irish Independent · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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CenterHigh
Irish IndependentNews report · Aug 16, 6:00 PM
European Championships Day Seven: Sarah Healy and Sophie O’Sullivan prepare for 1500m final
Center-leftMostly Factual
The Journal (Ireland)News report · Aug 16, 5:19 PM
Mona Mc Sharry claims third medal at European Aquatics Championships
Meanwhile, in the Women’s 200m butterfly final, Ellen Walshe finished fourth.
CenterHigh
RTE News (Ireland)News report · Aug 16, 4:39 PM
Mc Sharry caps off memorable week with bronze medal
Mona Mc Sharry has won her third individual medal of the week at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris.
Details69/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
69/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Aug 16, 4:39 PM: RTE News (Ireland) joined the source map.
Aug 16, 5:19 PM: The Journal (Ireland) joined the source map.
Aug 16, 6:00 PM: Irish Independent joined the source map.
Aug 16, 6:30 PM: Irish Times joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 69/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.