- Derry Journal Newspapers
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Derry Journal Newspapers (formerly Local Press Ltd) is a holding company of Johnston Press that operates several local newspapers in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Its key titles include the second oldest newspaper still in existence in Ireland, the Derry Journal and the Donegal Democrat both of whom are the largest in their respective areas. The company also publishes the Sunday Journal/Donegal on Sunday the only local newspaper in Ireland to be published on a Sunday. The company is based on the Buncranna Road, Derry.
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Owners
The company's founding paper was the Derry Journal which was launched in 1772, and remained its sole possession until the 1990s. In 1998, the group was purchased by Mirror Group Newspapers (which became Trinity Mirror a year later) from the McCaroll family who had owned the paper since 1925, for £18.25 million.[1]
In January 2004 Local Press Ltd, a holding company of investment firm 3i purchased the Derry Journal Group as well as the News Letter, a leading Northern Irish daily, from Trinity Mirror. Local Press was then purchased by Johston Press a year later in November 2005 for a reported £65m.[2]
In addition to Derry Journal Newspapers, Johnston Press own several other local titles across Northern Ireland through the holding company Johnston Publishing (NI) and Johnston Press Ireland in the Republic.
Expansion
In the 1990s, the Derry Journal began to expand its stable of papers with the launch of the freesheet Journal Extra in 1992 (City News from February 2001) and in 1995 acquired the Donegal People’s Press and the Donegal Democrat, the biggest paper in neighbouring County Donegal.
In October 2000 a second freesheet was launched in Letterkenny, County Donegal called the Letterkenny Listener (renamed Letterkenny People in September 2005) and a third was launched in May 2001 called Foyle News . In 2004, several new papers were launced, with the Sunday Journal incorporating Donegal on Sunday and as well as Monday edition of the Journal called Derry on Monday. The papers has different levels of success, the Sunday publication was and continues to be the only local paper published on a Sunday; however Derry on Monday was axed just two years later due to poor circulation figures and was replaced by an expanded City News.
Current Titles
Name Launced Type Circulation Derry Journal (Tuesday) 1772 (Tuesday edition restarted in 1958) Tabloid 19,732[3] Derry Journal (Friday) 1772 Tabloid 21,359[4] Sunday Journal incorporating Donegal on Sunday 2004 (March to July 2004, Donegal on Sunday known as Sunday Democrat Tabloid 6,691[5] Foyle News 2001 (previously a freesheet) Tabloid 2,742[6] Donegal People’s Press/Donegal Democrat (Tuesday) 1919 (Donegal Democrat) Tabloid 10,059[7] Donegal Democrat (Thursday) 1919 Broadsheet 13,733[8] City News (Thursday) 2001 (previously Journal Extra, launched in 1992) Freesheet 35,304[9] Letterkenny People (Thursday) 2005 (previously Letterkenny Listener, launched in 2000) Freesheet 5,000 (Company estimate) - Note: all ABC figures for period 1 January to 1 July 2007
Group Circulation
Circulation & readership of Derry Journal Newspapers Circulation 74,316 Readership Dates 1 January to 1 July 2007 Source Audited Bureau of Circulations In the first half of 2007, the combined audited circulation of Derry Journal Newspapers was 74,316.[10]
References
- ^ Sunday Business Post Archives
- ^ Newspaper Society Database of Mergers
- ^ ABC Certificate for Derry Journal (Tuesday)
- ^ ABC Certificate for Derry Journal (Friday)
- ^ ABC Certificate for Sunday Journal incorporating Donegal on Sunday
- ^ ABC Certificate for Foyle News
- ^ ABC Certificate for Donegal People's Press/Donegal Democrat (Tuesday)
- ^ ABC Certificate for Donegal Democrat (Thursday)
- ^ ABC Certificate for City News
- ^ ABC Certificate for Derry Journal Group
External links
Irish newspapers owned by Johnston Press Daily Local/Regional Ballymena Times • Ballymoney and Moyle Times • Coleraine Times • Derry Journal • Donegal Democrat / Donegal People’s Press • Donegal on Sunday • Dromore Leader • Dundalk Democrat • The Echo • Larne Times • Leinster Leader • Leinster Express • Kilkenny People • Leitrim Observer • Limerick Leader • Londonderry Sentinel • Longford Leader • Lurgan Mail • Mid Ulster Mail • The Nationalist and Munster Advertiser • Offaly Express • Portadown Times • Sunday Journal • Tipperary Star • Tyrone Times • Ulster StarFreesheets Banbridge & District Weekender • Belfast News • City News • Craigavon Echo • East Antrim Advertiser • Foyle News • Letterkenny People • Lisburn Echo • Mid Ulster Echo • North West EchoHolding Companies List of newspapers in the Republic of Ireland Pan-regional Regional The Anglo-Celt · Carlow Nationalist · Clare Courier · Connacht Tribune · Connaught Telegraph · Derry People/Donegal News · Donegal Democrat · Donegal on Sunday · Donegal People's Press · Donegal Post · Donegal Times · Enniscorthy Echo · Finn Valley Post · Inish Times · Inishowen Independent · Kerry's Eye · The Kerryman · Liffey Champion · Limerick Leader · Mayo News · Meath Chronicle · The Munster Express · Nenagh Guardian · The Nationalist · Sligo Champion · Sligo Post · Sligo Weekender · The Southern Star · Tipperary Star · Tirconaill Tribune · Tuam Herald · The Waterford News & Star · Western People
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See also: Northern Ireland newspapersMedia in County Donegal Television Print Derry Journal | Donegal Democrat | Donegal News | Donegal People’s Press | Donegal Post | Donegal Times | Donegal on Sunday | Finn Valley Post | Finn Valley Voice | Inish Times | Inishowen Independent | Letterkenny People | Letterkenny Post | Strabane Weekly News and Donegal Reporter | Sunday Journal | Tirconaill TribuneRadio Highland Radio | Ocean FM | i102-104FM | Inishowen Community Radio (ICR FM) | RTÉ Raidió na GaeltachtaCategories:- Derry
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