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| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Compact |
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| Owner(s) | Fitzpatrick Family |
| Founded | 15th August 1891 |
| Political position | moderate Irish Nationalist |
| Headquarters | 113-117 Donegall Street Belfast, Northern Ireland  United Kingdom |
| Editor | Noel Doran |
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| Website | www.irishnews.com |
The Irish News is a compact-sized newspaper based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. A compact newspaper is a Broadsheet -quality newspaper printed in a Tabloid format especially in the United Kingdom. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A compact newspaper is a Broadsheet -quality newspaper printed in a Tabloid format especially in the United Kingdom. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of It is perceived as being broadly Irish nationalist in outlook. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Irish nationalism (Náisiúnachas Éireannach refers to political and sociological movements and sentiment that embodies a love for Irish ancestry, culture and language and It focuses primarily on Northern Irish content, though it is also available in some parts of the Republic of Ireland. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. It is the only independently-owned daily newspaper in Northern Ireland and has been so since its launch on 15th August 1891 as an anti-Parnell newspaper. Charles Stewart Parnell ( 27 June 1846 &ndash 6 October 1891) was an Irish Protestant landowner nationalist Bringing events more up-to-date, the paper saw a dramatic growth in its circulation, with the beginning of “The Troubles” in 1968, peaking around the time of internment in 1971. This is a list of Internment and Concentration camps, organized by country Most newspapers were slow to recognise that this would be only a short–term situation, and coupled with major changes in how radio and television news was presented, the decline began almost as rapidly as it had begun.
In June of 1982, the paper came under total control of the company’s present owners, and the fortunes of the paper began to change dramatically. It is now one of Northern Ireland's most read newspapers. It is well-known for its coverage of Gaelic games. Gaelic games are the traditional sports played in Ireland. The two main Gaelic games are Gaelic football and Hurling, both of which are organised by the
Recent Expansion
The Irish News are also part of the Northern Media Group consortium who own six radio stations across Northern Ireland: Five FM, Six FM, Seven FM, Q97.2 and Q101.2, Q102.9. The Northern Media Group is the largest local radio group in Northern Ireland, owning six stations Five FM is a Radio station based in Newry, County Down. It broadcasts on FM 100 Six FM is a Radio station based in Cookstown, County Tyrone. It broadcasts on FM 106/107 Seven FM is a Radio station based in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ulster. Q972 "Causeway Coast Radio" is a Radio station based in Coleraine, County Londonderry. Q1012 FM West is a Radio station based in Market Street Omagh, County Tyrone. Q1029 " Northwest's Best Music " is a Radio station based in Derry, County Londonderry. They are also involved with one of the fastest expanding local newspaper companies on both sides of the border, River Media, who, along with Alpha Newspapers, are also investors in NMG. River Media (company uses RiverMedia) is a media group based mainly in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The Alpha Newspaper Group is the largest weekly newspaper group in Northern Ireland and is owned and chaired by the former Ulster Unionist Deputy Leader and M
It recently launched a service entitled INTV. It is similar in style to youtube and features Television Broadcast journalists reporting on and discussing topics mentioned in the paper. The site's address is IN.tv.
Circulation
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| Circulation | 49,046 |
| Readership | - |
| Dates | January 2006 – June 2006 |
| Source | Audit Bureau of Circulations |
According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the paper had an average circulation of 49,046 for the first six months of 2006. The Audit Bureau of Circulations ( ABC) of North America is a not-for-profit circulation-auditing organization The Audit Bureau of Circulations ( ABC) of North America is a not-for-profit circulation-auditing organization A Newspaper 's circulation is the number of copies it distributes on an average day
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