Limerick Leader
Owner(s) | Iconic Newspapers |
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Editor | Donn O'Sullivan |
News editor | Áine Fitzgerald |
Founded | 1889 |
Language | English |
Headquarters | 29 Glentworth St, Limerick |
City | Limerick |
Country | Ireland |
ISSN | 1649-8992 |
Website | limerickleader |
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The Limerick Leader is a weekly local newspaper in Limerick, Ireland. It was founded in 1889.[1] The newspaper is headquartered on Glentworth Street in the City.
The broadsheet paper currently is distributed in three editions, City, County and West , with a small selection of content differing between the three. The newspaper also has a Monday tabloid paper, City based, with a cover price of 1 euro.
In the 1950s, the Limerick Leader bought a rival newspaper the Limerick Chronicle. The Limerick Chronicle was founded in 1768 by John Ferrar [2] who was a prominent bookseller and printer in Limerick. The Limerick Chronicle is the longest running newspaper in Ireland. In 2018, the Limerick Chronicle went from a stand alone newspaper published on a Tuesday to a supplement in the weekend edition of the Limerick Leader.
The paper is owned by Iconic Newspapers, which acquired Johnston Press's titles in the Republic of Ireland in 2014.[3]
References[]
- ^ Keane, Conor (2002-12-05). "Limerick Leader sold for €23m". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ^ O’Shaughnessy, Denis (2018-04-04). "Making the papers – An Irishman's Diary on 250 years of the 'Limerick Chronicle'". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Johnston Press sells its 14 titles in the Republic". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
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- 1889 establishments in Ireland
- Limerick (city)
- Mass media in County Limerick
- Newspapers published in the Republic of Ireland
- Publications established in 1889
- Weekly newspapers published in Ireland