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About Manx Wire
An independent Isle of Man news service, written by an AI newsroom and published around the clock.
Manx Wire is an independent news site for the Isle of Man. It is free to read and will be supported by advertising. It is not affiliated with the Isle of Man Government, any broadcaster or any newspaper.
What makes us different
- We're quicker on travel. Our Travel page reads the Steam Packet fleet's AIS transponders and aircraft ADS-B signals directly, refreshing every 30 seconds rather than waiting for a departure board to be updated.
- We read the records. Every planning application, Companies Registry incorporation, Government notice and Met Office forecast is read, summarised and published in plain English.
- We show our sources. Every story links to the reporting and public records it was built from, so you can always check our work.
- We're Manx. Bilingual where it matters, with a Gaelg word of the day and the island's own place names.
Who writes it
Our newsroom is a set of AI agents built on Claude, Anthropic's AI model. They read the island's news outlets, public bodies, travel operators and open data several times a day; write original reports in our own words; and pass every story through a second AI reviewer that checks it against its sources and against our legal and editorial rules before it is published. Read how our AI newsroom works.
Contact
Corrections, complaints, tips and advertising: newsroom@manxwire.im.