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Irish Examiner
TypeDailynewspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)The Irish Times
Founded1841;183 years ago(1841)
Political alignmentCentrist
HeadquartersLinn Dubh,Blackpool, Cork
80Oliver Plunkett Street,Cork
CirculationNo longer ABC audited[1]
ISSN1393-9564
Websiteirishexaminer

TheIrish Examiner,formerlyThe Cork Examinerand thenThe Examiner,is anIrishnational dailynewspaperwhich primarily circulates in theMunsterregion surrounding its base inCork,though it is available throughout the country.[2]

History[edit]

19th and early 20th centuries[edit]

Cork Examinerpresses smashed byAnti-Treaty forcesbeforeFree State forcesarrived in Cork, 9–10 August 1922

The paper was founded byJohn Francis Maguireunder the titleThe Cork Examinerin 1841 in support of theCatholic Emancipationand tenant rights work ofDaniel O'Connell.[3]Historical copies ofThe Cork Examiner,dating back to 1841, are available to search and view in digitised form at theIrish Newspaper Archiveswebsite andBritish Newspaper Archive.[4]

During theIrish War of IndependenceandIrish Civil War,theCork Examiner(along with other nationalist newspapers) was subject to censorship and suppression.[5]

At the time of theSpanish Civil War,theCork Examinerreportedly took a strongly pro-Francotone in its coverage of the conflict.[6]As of the early to mid-20th century, the newspaper reportedly catered to a "socially-conservative reader base" and reflected a "conservative nationalist agenda".[7][8][9]

Renaming and ownership[edit]

Published asThe Cork Examinerfrom 1841 until 1996, the newspaper was renamedThe Examinerin 1996. Since 2000 it has been published asThe Irish Examiner,to appeal to a wider national readership.[10]

The newspaper, along with 'sister paper' theEvening Echo,[11]was part of theThomas Crosbie Holdingsgroup. Thomas Crosbie Holdings went into receivership in March 2013.[12]The newspaper was acquired byLandmark Media Investments.

Irish Examinerpremises onOliver Plunkett Street

As of 2004,its chief executive was Thomas J. Murphy, and its editor was Tim Vaughan.[13]Vaughan left the group in August 2016.[14]

The newspaper was based at Academy Street, Cork for over a century, before moving to new offices at Lapp's Quay, Cork in early November 2006, and subsequently to editorial offices at Blackpool, Cork, with a sales office in Oliver Plunkett Street.

Sale toThe Irish Times[edit]

In February 2017, it was reported that Landmark Media Investments had appointed KPMG to advise on a range of options, including an Independent News and Media link with theIrish Examiner.[15]

In March 2017, it was reported thatThe Irish Timesmight bid for theIrish Examiner,[16]and by April 2017 bothThe Irish Timesand INM had entered a sales process and signed non-disclosure agreements.[17]

In May 2017, it was reported thatSunrise MediaandThe Irish Timeswere exploring an acquisition, and a sale was agreed toThe Irish Timesin December 2017, pending regulatory approval.[18][19]The sale toThe Irish Timeswas completed in July 2018.[20]

As of 2021, its editorial policy has been described ascentristorconservative;[21][22]theEurotopicswebsite described the political orientation of theIrish Examinerasliberal.[2]

Circulation[edit]

Averageprint circulationwas approximately 57,000 copies per issue in 1990,[11]had risen to 62,000 by 1999,[11]had decreased to 50,000 by 2009,[23]and was approximately 28,000 by 2017.[24]Reflecting achanging trend in newspaper sales,theExaminermarkets to advertisers on the basis of its print and online audience, stating in 2017 that "236,000 people read the Irish Examiner in print or online every day".[25]

Year (period) Average circulation per issue
1990[11]
57,601
1991[11]
56,764
1992[11]
55,565
1993[11]
53,188
1994[11]
52,062
1995[11]
52,932
1996[11]
55,196
1997[11]
56,628
1998[11]
58,536
1999 (July to September)[11]
62,413
2006 (January to June)[26]
57,217
2009 (January to June)[23]
50,346
2010 (January to June)[23]
46,687
2011 (January to June)[23]
43,390
2012 (July to December)[27]
39,555
2013 (July to December)[28]
37,009
2014 (January to June)[29]
35,028
2015 (January to June)[30]
33,198
2016 (January to June)[31]
30,964
2017 (January to June)[24]
28,338
2017 (July to December)[32]
27,589
2018 (January to June)[33]
26,085
2018 (July to December)[34]
25,419
2019 (January to June)[35]
24,574
2019 (July to December)[36]
23,387

The Irish Examiner exited ABC circulation audits in 2020.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ab"ABC Registrations".ilevel.ie.12 June 2020.Retrieved13 April2021.
  2. ^ab"eurotopics".European Press Roundup.Retrieved12 April2021.
  3. ^Ireland in the Nineteenth Centuryby Leon Litvack, Glenn Hooper.Four Courts Press, 2000.(pg.38)
  4. ^"Digitised copies of The Cork Examiner"– viaBritish Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^"Cork newspapers under fire during revolutionary period".irishtimes.Irish Times. 9 November 2015.Retrieved12 April2021.
  6. ^Fearghal McGarry (May 2002). "Irish Newspapers and the Spanish Civil War".Irish Historical Studies.33(129): 83.JSTOR30006956.After the war, Bishop Fogarty of Killaloe complained that only the Irish Independent and the Cork Examiner had given Franco "unflinching and unequivocal support"
  7. ^"'It's The Paper for you, boy'".independent.ie.Independent News & Media. 17 December 2017.Retrieved13 April2021.As the Free State grew into a republic, the newspaper unapologetically and steadfastly reflected the mood and mores of its socially-conservative reader base
  8. ^"The Irish Examiner / Cork Examiner 1841 - Current".irishnewsarchive.Retrieved13 April2021.The Cork Examiner had a conservative nationalist agenda which supported the Fine Geal political party
  9. ^Horgan, John (2001).Irish Media: A Critical History Since 1922.Routledge. p. 44.ISBN9781134606160.The Cork Examiner['s..] conservative management operated a type of self-censorship, under the censor's benign but distant supervision
  10. ^"The Evening Echo and The Irish Examiner".askaboutireland.ie.Archived fromthe originalon 21 November 2017.
  11. ^abcdefghijklmJohn Horgan (2001).Irish Media: A Critical History since 1922.Routledge. pp. 6, 190.ISBN9781134606160.
  12. ^"Receiver appointed to publisher of Irish Examiner - RTÉ News".RTÉ.ie. 6 March 2013.Retrieved30 March2014.
  13. ^Europa World Year Book 2004.Taylor & Francis Group,2004. (See section "Ireland-The Press",pg. 2223)
  14. ^"Irish Examiner editor announces he is to step down in October".BreakingNews.ie. 2 August 2016.
  15. ^"Independent News & Media holds exploratory talks over Irish Examiner".TheTimes.co.uk. 26 February 2017.
  16. ^"Irish Times may bid for Examiner".BusinessPost.ie. 26 March 2017.
  17. ^"Irish Times and INM enter sales process for Examiner".BusinessPost.ie. 16 April 2017.
  18. ^"The Irish Times to acquire Landmark Media business".Irish Examiner. 6 December 2017.
  19. ^"Newspaper proprietor Ted Crosbie enters Cork Person of the Year Hall of Fame".Irish Examiner. 20 January 2018.
  20. ^"Irish Times completes purchase of Irish Examiner".rte.ie.RTÉ News. 10 July 2018.
  21. ^"Freedom of Information Request – Irish Suspicion of a Link Between Shannon Flights and Alleged Detainee Torture Flights".dia.mil.Defense Intelligence Agency.December 2004.Retrieved13 April2021.'Irish Examiner', Cork, Ireland... in English, centrist daily newspaper.
  22. ^"How European Media Responded to the Brexit Deal Defeat".time.Time Magazine.16 January 2019.Retrieved13 April2021.Conservative daily the Irish Examiner
  23. ^abcd"Circulation - News Brands Ireland".Newsbrandsireland.ie.Archived fromthe originalon 17 February 2020.Retrieved11 February2018.
  24. ^ab"Paid Newspapers - Republic of Ireland - Irish Examiner - Jan to Jun 2017"(PDF).abc.org.uk.Audit Bureau of Circulations.
  25. ^"Rates - Examiner - 2017"(PDF).Irish Examiner. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 11 February 2018.
  26. ^"Big drop for the Evening Herald".RTÉ.ie.31 August 2006.
  27. ^Conor Doyle (21 February 2013)."Morning Newspapers ABC July-Dec 2012 - SEO Ireland, Search Engine Optimisation, Media and Marketing Consulting".ilevel.ie.Archived fromthe originalon 12 February 2018.Retrieved30 March2014.
  28. ^"Paid Newspapers - Republic of Ireland - Irish Examiner - Jul to Dec 2013"(PDF).abc.org.uk.Audit Bureau of Circulations.
  29. ^Conor Doyle."Morning Newspaper Circulation Jan June 2014 - SEO Ireland, Search Engine Optimisation, Media and Marketing Consulting".ilevel.ie.Archived fromthe originalon 26 August 2014.
  30. ^"ABC Circulation Jan June 2015".ilevel.ie.Archived fromthe originalon 6 September 2015.Retrieved20 August2015.
  31. ^"Paid Newspapers - Republic of Ireland - Irish Examiner - Jan to Jun 2016"(PDF).abc.org.uk.Audit Bureau of Circulations.
  32. ^"Irish Newspaper Circulation July-Dec 2017 Island of Ireland Report".ilevel.ie.Archived fromthe originalon 6 November 2018.Retrieved22 February2018.
  33. ^"Paid Newspapers - Republic of Ireland - Irish Examiner - Jan to Jun 2018"(PDF).abc.org.uk.Audit Bureau of Circulations.
  34. ^"Paid Newspapers - Republic of Ireland - Irish Examiner - Jul to Dec 2018"(PDF).abc.org.uk.Audit Bureau of Circulations.
  35. ^"Irish Newspaper Circulation Jan-June 2019 Island of Ireland Report".ilevel.ie.22 August 2019.
  36. ^"Paid Newspapers - Republic of Ireland - Irish Examiner - Jul to Dec 2019"(PDF).abc.org.uk.Audit Bureau of Circulations.

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