Ireland
Place#7 trending in Culture & Entertainment this week · most on The Ezra Klein Show
Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the sovereign state of Ireland (officially also named Ireland), which covers about five-sixths of the island and comprises 26 of its 32 counties, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. The Republic of Ireland’s capital and largest city is Dublin, and it shares a land border with Northern Ireland.
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Share of the conversation
2.2‰ of what listeners heard
Reach this week
Tone this week
Not enough signal yet (fewer than 3 episodes scored).
Share of the conversation
Mentions of Ireland per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, culture & entertainment.
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| Day | Share (7-day) | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | 0.35‰ | 1 |
| Sep 1 | 0.37‰ | 1 |
| Sep 8 | 0.88‰ | 2 |
| Sep 9 | 1.25‰ | 1 |
| Sep 15 | 0.77‰ | 1 |
| Sep 22 | 0.40‰ | 1 |
| Oct 2 | 0.35‰ | 1 |
| Oct 4 | 0.68‰ | 1 |
| Oct 8 | 1.10‰ | 1 |
Why is it trending?· Last 30 days
Ireland appears in film production, movie discussion, books, faith and celebrity talk
The Big Picture connects Ireland to film-making: producers spend 6 months of the year there, while another discussion notes a movie digression to Ireland.[1][2]
The Big Picture also mentions Ireland while correcting a discussion of Oasis performances, with Sean Fennessey noting that Ireland did not Brexit.[3]
On The Morgan Stewart Show, Paige Doherty describes Des Bishop as very famous in Ireland, comparing his profile there to Jimmy Fallon’s and noting his television work.[4]
On The Ezra Klein Show, Debbie Millman says she went to Ireland for Bloomsday and took a walking tour connected to James Joyce’s Ulysses.[5]
On The Shawn Ryan Show, Cardinal Burke criticizes Ireland’s constitutional provision allowing marriage between 2 people of the same sex, calling it contrary to faith and reason.[6]
Sources · 6 moments
- 1.The Big Picture · 2026 Best Picture Power Rankings, and the Best Movies at TIFF. Plus: Zach Cregger on ‘Resident Evil’!Sean Fennessey · Sep 22 · Listen at 5:39 ↗
“is some money for shooting films here. I actually spent some time over the weekend talking with a friend who works on movies, and we talked about how just nothing... films here anymore and that everybody my friends who are producers spend s”
- 2.The Big Picture · The 10 Best Movies at the Telluride and Venice Film Festivals. Plus: Nathan Fielder’s Stunning Elizabeth Holmes Doc.Sean Fennessey · Sep 8 · Listen at 1:35:20 ↗
“There's a lot of really fun stuff in it. I saw it very late at night and it was a little challenging in the final third of the movie where it takes a digression to Ireland that I felt was... a little far field, but you're totally right abou”
- 3.The Big Picture · The Sandra Bullock Movie Star Playbook and ‘Practical Magic 2.’ Plus: ‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger.’Yasi Salek · Sep 15 · Listen at 11:16 ↗
“Oh, you guys, you're going to feel real stupid. Ireland.”
- 4.The Morgan Stewart Show · Two Reality Queens w/ Paige DeSorboPaige Doherty · Sep 9 · Listen at 59:06 ↗
“Des is... So, like, hilariously funny, but he's, like, really famous in Ireland.”
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