👤 Craig Hughes

5 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
5
2026-09-17 – 2026-10-05
Claims per article
34
172 extracted in total
Hedged claims
13%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
5,759
characters
Writes for Daily Mail.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Politics
80%
Health
20%
Most-tagged topics
MailDáilPACCahiraconCo. ClareDublinENERGYESB

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
3 scored articles; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages +0.01 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-17 · Daily Mail · Politics
PICTURED: Moments after he was attacked by a random man on the streets of Dublin as he made his way home from the Dáil in his car, pictures emerge of the gardaí rescuing Michael Healy-Rae and ensuring he got to hospital
2 outlets covered this event
2026-10-05 · Daily Mail · Politics
Damning audit reveals just how few of the 25 'OPW Sweetheart Deal' homes are occupied by staff, with ex-civil servants and in some cases their surviving families enjoying insanely low rent deals at YOUR expense
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans strongly left
2026-10-01 · Daily Mail · Politics
'Letter of comfort': Confidential documents reveal why controversial new gas plant - which may never even be built - is STILL going to cost Irish taxpayers up to 85 MILLION euro
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left
2026-09-17 · Daily Mail · Health
The HSE is owed 200million euro by private insurers... and consultants not signing forms in time is the number one reason that the health executive has written off a staggering amount in unpaid claims prompting calls for 'a radical overhaul' of its systems
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-09-17 · Daily Mail · Politics
Now top Government Minister defends signing off on controversial €480,000 pay deal for ESB chief and has THIS to say on why he believes the energy boss deserves such a massive salary hike...
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans right

What they said would happen

2026-09-17 · Daily Mail
PICTURED: Moments after he was attacked by a random man on the streets of Dublin as he made his way home from the Dáil in his car, pictures emerge of the gardaí rescuing Michael Healy-Rae and ensuring he got to hospital
🔮 He said attacks on politicians ‘will not be tolerated’, adding: ‘Any attack on a member of the Oireachtas because they are a member of the Oireachtas is an attack on democracy. assertive
2026-09-17 · Daily Mail
Now top Government Minister defends signing off on controversial €480,000 pay deal for ESB chief and has THIS to say on why he believes the energy boss deserves such a massive salary hike...
🔮 The Irish Daily Mail revealed yesterday that the pay deal for Mr Hayes will see his salary jump to €480,000 by June 2028 if performance targets are met – almost €162,000 higher than it was earlier this year. assertive
2026-09-17 · Daily Mail
The HSE is owed 200million euro by private insurers... and consultants not signing forms in time is the number one reason that the health executive has written off a staggering amount in unpaid claims prompting calls for 'a radical overhaul' of its systems
🔮 ‘This is an issue that PAC will be pursuing further, until the HSE and other voluntary hospitals begin to take their responsibilities with public money far more seriously,’ he added. speculative
2026-10-01 · Daily Mail
'Letter of comfort': Confidential documents reveal why controversial new gas plant - which may never even be built - is STILL going to cost Irish taxpayers up to 85 MILLION euro
🔮 The first phase of a controversial LNG plant will cost households and businesses up to €85million through ‘customer tariffs’ – even if it is never built, the Irish Daily Mail can reveal. assertive
2026-10-05 · Daily Mail
Damning audit reveals just how few of the 25 'OPW Sweetheart Deal' homes are occupied by staff, with ex-civil servants and in some cases their surviving families enjoying insanely low rent deals at YOUR expense
🔮 The PAC will continue to highlight these failures until we see meaningful and measurable progress.’ assertive
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