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Michael Healy-Rae says he will ‘not be deterred’ after attack through car window in Dublin

Irish Times and Irish Independent describe the same event in different terms.

2 Left1 Center0 Right
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As of September 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Politicians condemn ‘attack on democracy’ and send best wishes to Kerry TD.
The headline split The left frames it as "Michael Healy-Rae says he 'will not be deterred from continuing my work' after Dublin ass...". The center frames it as "Michael Healy-Rae says he will ‘not be deterred’ after attack through car window in Dublin".
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 confidenceModerate

56/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftMichael Healy-Rae says he 'will not be deterred from continuing my work' after Dublin assault

The Journal (Ireland) · Center-left · News report

CenterMichael Healy-Rae says he will ‘not be deterred’ after attack through car window in Dublin

Irish Independent · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

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SEE THE HEADLINES

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The Journal (Ireland)News report · Sep 17, 9:55 AM

Michael Healy-Rae says he 'will not be deterred from continuing my work' after Dublin assault

The Independent TD has called for “a serious conversation about the growing toxicity directed towards politicians and public representatives”.

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Center-leftHigh
Irish TimesNews report · Sep 17, 11:00 AM

Michael Healy-Rae ‘shook’ and ‘sore’ after assault but ‘will not be deterred’ from work

Son Jackie Healy-Rae says: ‘Someone would have to kill him to stop him and I hope that never happens’ as he raises concern over ‘toxicity’ around politics

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CenterHigh
Irish IndependentNews report · Sep 17, 10:25 AM

Michael Healy-Rae says he will ‘not be deterred’ after attack through car window in Dublin

Politicians condemn ‘attack on democracy’ and send best wishes to Kerry TD

Open source
Details56/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
56/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 17, 9:55 AM: The Journal (Ireland) joined the source map.

Sep 17, 10:25 AM: Irish Independent joined the source map.

Sep 17, 11:00 AM: Irish Times joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 56/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.