The Irish Emigrant
| Editor | Liam Ferrie, Pauline Ferrie |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Publisher | Irish Emigrant Publications Ltd |
| First issue | February 8, 1987 |
| Final issue | February 6, 2012[1] |
| Country | Ireland |
| Based in | Galway |
| Language | English |
| Website | Emigrant.ie |
The Irish Emigrantwas a weeklyIrish emigrantnewspaper published electronically from 1987 to 2012.
History
[edit]The paper was founded in 1987 by Liam Ferrie in response to requests from his colleagues atDigital Equipment Corporationand became a commercial venture on the closure of DEC's Galway plant in 1994.[2]
At its height it was read by over twenty thousand email subscribers in over 160 countries and up until its closure laid claim to the title of Ireland's longest established Internet publishing company.[3]
From 1995, content from the paper was incorporated into a hard copy publication of the same name, published by Connell Gallagher, and distributed in pubs inBostonandNew York City.[4]
Following the retirement of Liam and Pauline Ferrie in February 2012,The Irish Emigrantwas bought by publisherNiall O'Dowdand, along with the New York-publishedHome and Away,was folded into a new free-distribution weekly,IrishCentral.
Accolades
[edit]Liam Ferrie was the first winner of the Irish Internet Association Net Visionary Award, in 1999.[5]
Liam and Pauline Ferrie won the 2003Golden Spider Awardfor Significant Contribution to the Internet in Ireland.
References
[edit]- ^"Archived copy"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 20 January 2016.Retrieved14 July2015.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^"A fond farewell, Liam and Pauline".Bostonirish.com.5 December 2011.
- ^Sinead O'Carroll."Editor of The Irish Emigrant to resign on 25th anniversary".Thejournal.ie.
- ^"End of an era for The Irish Emigrant".Donegaldemocrat.ie.
- ^"Newsletter publisher wins first Net Visionary Award".The Irish Times.27 November 1999.