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Irish IndependentNews report · Aug 18, 12:00 PM
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St Patrick’s Athletic’s reward after beating Shamrock Rovers is to face Bohemians in the FAI Cup quarter-finals
Irish Times and The Belfast Telegraph describe the same event in different terms.
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As of August 18, 2026 at 12:55 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened St Patrick’s Athletic’s reward after beating Shamrock Rovers is to face Bohemians in the FAI Cup quarter-finals.
The headline split The left frames it as "St Patrick’s Athletic to host Bohemians in pick of FAI Cup quarter-finals". The center frames it as "Derry City handed home tie in FAI Cup quarter-finals as St Patrick’s Athletic rewarded wi...".
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
50/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftSt Patrick’s Athletic to host Bohemians in pick of FAI Cup quarter-finals
Irish Times · Center-left · News report
CenterSt Patrick’s Athletic’s reward after beating Shamrock Rovers is to face Bohemians in the FAI Cup quarter-finals
Irish Independent · Center · News report
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The Belfast TelegraphNews report · Aug 18, 12:55 PM
Derry City handed home tie in FAI Cup quarter-finals as St Patrick’s Athletic rewarded with Bohemians meeting
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Irish TimesNews report · Aug 18, 12:24 PM
St Patrick’s Athletic to host Bohemians in pick of FAI Cup quarter-finals
Richmond Park clash is a repeat of 2021 and 2023 finals won by the Saints
Details50/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
50/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Aug 18, 12:00 PM: Irish Independent joined the source map.
Aug 18, 12:24 PM: Irish Times joined the source map.
Aug 18, 12:55 PM: The Belfast Telegraph joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 50/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.