Johnston Press Ireland

Johnston Press Ireland is one of three main holding companies of Johnston Press on the island of Ireland (the other two being Derry Journal Newspapers and Johnston Publishing (NI)) and publishes papers such as the Dundalk Democrat, The Echo and Leitrim Observer. Johnston Press Ireland was formed following the purchase of Scottish Radio Holdings' newspapers known as Score Press by Johnston Press in 2005 for £155 million.^[1] In the same year, they also purchased the Leinster Leader Group (just after LLG had purchased Tallaght Publishing Ltd), who published six titles, for €138.6 million. ^[2] In total forty-five papers were purchased from Score Press: sixteen in Scotland, twenty-four in Northern Ireland and five in the Republic of Ireland. The Northern Irish titles became part of the holding company, Johnston Publishing (NI). Six titles are now owned by Johnston Press Ireland, while a further six are published by smaller holding companies. The company is based in Naas, County Kildare.

Current Irish titles

• Dundalk Democrat**
• Leinster Leader**
• Leinster Express**
• Leitrim Observer*
• Longford Leader*
• Offaly Express**

Kilkenny People Ltd

• Kilkenny People*

Limerick Leader Ltd

• Limerick Leader**

Nationalist Newspaper Co

• The Nationalist and Munster Advertiser*
• Tipperary Star*

Tallaght Publishing Ltd

• The Echo**

Note: papers with a * were owned by Score Press, while those with a ** were owned by Leinster Leader Group.

References

1. ^ Press Release on Purchase of Score Press
2. ^ Press Release on Purchase of Leinster Leader Group

External links

• Johnston Press