Westmeath Examiner
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
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| Format | Compact;previouslybroadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Celtic Media Group |
| Editor | Brian O'Loughlin |
| Founded | 1882 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Blackhall Place, Mullingar, County Westmeath N91 V2NT |
| Website | westmeathexaminer.ie/ |
TheWestmeath Examineris aweekly newspaperinCounty Westmeath,Ireland.It was founded in 1882.
TheWestmeath Examineris a sister paper of theWestmeath Independentwhich circulates in theAthlonearea of the county. TheWestmeath Examinercirculates in the north of the county and is based inMullingar,thecounty townof County Westmeath. In May 2004, both papers were sold by their ownersMartin Nallyand Ronald Carroll toCeltic Media Group- asubsidiaryof theScottishownedDunfermline Press- along with the third sister paperOffaly Independent.On 16 May 2015,The Westmeath Examinersaw a change frombroadsheettocompactformat.
In June 2012, the Irish management team of Celtic Media Group acquired the business and assets of the group for €5.5 million.[1]
Other Irish newspaper titles that are part of the same stable includeThe Anglo Celt,in Cavan; TheMeath Chroniclein Navan; and, since May 2014,The Connaught Telegraph.
According to theAudit Bureau of Circulations,the paper had an average weeklycirculationof 9,687 during the first six months of 2006. For the same period in 2011, it had an average weeklycirculationof 5,719, a fall that was in line with industry trends, which, broadly, endured sudden sharp declines in paid-for sales.[2]However, following a move from a Wednesday publication date to a Tuesday, and a change to its digital offering, the newspaper saw renewed growth in paid-for sales.[citation needed][when?]
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- ^Kelly, Tom (28 June 2012)."Irish management team acquires Celtic Media Group for €5.5 million".Meath Chronicle.
- ^"Irish Regional Newspapers Circulation Jan June 2011".26 August 2011.