* The source defines traditionalists as those who used mainly TV, radio and print and digitalists as those who used mainly digital news via a computer, smartphone or tablet.
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Digital and traditional news consumption in Ireland 2016, by age group
This statistic shows the results of a survey on the division of news consumers between using traditional or digital means of accessing news in Ireland in 2016, broken down by age group. The survey found that ** percent of Irish news consumers aged 55 years and over stated to mainly use traditional ways of accessing news.
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Institute for Future Media & Journalism. (June 15, 2016). Share of traditionalists and digitalists in accessing news amongst adults in Ireland in 2016, by age group* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/641860/digital-vs-traditional-news-consumption-by-age-in-ireland/
Institute for Future Media & Journalism. "Share of traditionalists and digitalists in accessing news amongst adults in Ireland in 2016, by age group*." Chart. June 15, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/641860/digital-vs-traditional-news-consumption-by-age-in-ireland/
Institute for Future Media & Journalism. (2016). Share of traditionalists and digitalists in accessing news amongst adults in Ireland in 2016, by age group*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/641860/digital-vs-traditional-news-consumption-by-age-in-ireland/
Institute for Future Media & Journalism. "Share of Traditionalists and Digitalists in Accessing News amongst Adults in Ireland in 2016, by Age Group*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Jun 2016, /statistics/641860/digital-vs-traditional-news-consumption-by-age-in-ireland/
Institute for Future Media & Journalism, Share of traditionalists and digitalists in accessing news amongst adults in Ireland in 2016, by age group* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/641860/digital-vs-traditional-news-consumption-by-age-in-ireland/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Share of traditionalists and digitalists in accessing news amongst adults in Ireland in 2016, by age group* [Graph], Institute for Future Media & Journalism, June 15, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/641860/digital-vs-traditional-news-consumption-by-age-in-ireland/
