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Independent.ie provides news, opinions and analysis from Ireland

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Authority

67/100

Safety

90/100

On record

since 2006

3 of 5 safety checks passed (Sep 3, 2026).

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Current facts

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Trust record

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How this is scored →

Authority 67/100 — ahead of 67% of scored sitesClear

Why this authority score

Prominence (Tranco rank #4,536; Open PageRank 4.4/10)+15
Verified continuity: no corroborating history lines+2
Security & email hygiene+4
Calibration adjustment (published map)+13

Every point maps to a sentence. These lines sum to the model score of 34/99, which is what places this site at 67/100 against every other scored site.

Safety evidence

All checked sources came back clean

Site history

Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2013 record.

2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Nov 27, 2006); profile edited 2 times through 2013.
2013
Self-description at the time:
“Independent.ie provides news, opinions and analysis from Ireland”
2026
Checked today — 3 of 5 safety checks passed (Sep 3, 2026).

✓ live verified Sep 3, 2026

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