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The Corkman

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The Corkman
TypeWeeklyregional newspaper
FormatTabloid,paper,E-paper
Owner(s)Mediahuis Ireland[1]
EditorKevin Hughes[2]
HeadquartersMallow, County Cork[2]
ISSN1649-6132
Websiteindependent.ie/regionals/corkman

The Corkmanis a weekly Irishregional newspaperbased inCounty Cork.[3]It is part of the Corkman Group and owned byIndependent News and Media.The paper, based inMallow,[4]was primarily aNorth Corknewspaper.[citation needed]As of 2009,The Corkmanwas published in three editions, covering North Cork,Muskerryand Avondhu.[5]

According to theAudit Bureau of Circulations,it had an averagecirculationof 8,186 for the period ending June 2005.[6]

History[edit]

The Corkmanwas first published in the 1950s.[5]Originally released as a Cork-focused edition ofThe Kerryman,it was published as an independent title from April 1966.[3]During the 1960s its correspondents includedJeremiah Cronin,who left the newspaper following his election toDáil Éireann.[7]Based in The Spa area ofMallow,[4]the organisation's offices reportedly had one of the "highest radon levels ever found in Ireland" in 2007.[8][9]

Originally published as abroadsheettitle, it changed to a "compact" format in 2009.[5]

As of 2006, the newspaper's editor was Brendan Malone.[10]Kevin Hughes was appointed editor ofThe CorkmanandThe Kerrymanin 2015.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Media Outlet Details - Corkman".me điểu wnership.ie.Retrieved7 October2023.
  2. ^ab"Contact Mediahuis".mediahuis.ie.Retrieved7 October2023.The Corkman [..] The Spa, Mallow, Co Cork [..] The Corkman Editor, Kevin Hughes
  3. ^abO'Toole, James (1998). Smyth, Sara (ed.).Newsplan: report of the Newsplan project in Ireland(second ed.). British Library. p. 54.ISBN090732830X.
  4. ^ab"The Corkman".irishnewsarchive.Retrieved7 October2023.The Corkman office is based in The Spa, Mallow, County Cork
  5. ^abc"Changing with the times as we look to a bright future".The Corkman.2 April 2009.Retrieved7 October2023.
  6. ^"ABC Regional Newspapers Concurrent Release - Jun 2005"(PDF).Retrieved7 October2023– via guardian.co.uk.
  7. ^Cronin, Maurice (October 2009)."Cronin, Jeremiah (Jerry)".Dictionary of Irish Biography.Royal Irish Academy.doi:10.3318/dib.002218.v1.
  8. ^"Cork office 'has second highest radon level'".irishexaminer.Irish Examiner. 20 September 2007.Retrieved7 October2023.
  9. ^"Cork newspaper office has highest radon levels ever found in Ireland".belfasttelegraph.co.uk.Belfast Telegraph. 20 September 2007.Retrieved7 October2023.
  10. ^"The Corkman is convicted of breaching the Child Care Act".independent.ie.16 March 2006.Retrieved7 October2023.
  11. ^"In Brief: New editor for Kerryman and Corkman".Irish Independent.25 May 2015.Retrieved7 October2023.

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