Daily News (Ireland)
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The Daily News was a short-lived Irish
tabloid newspaper launched in 1982 by Dublin businessman Hugh McLaughlin
, the owner of the Sunday Tribune
. The paper proved a financial and critical disaster from its very first issue on such a scale that it forced its sister paper, the recently launched Sunday Tribune, which had been building its sales, into liquidation
.
Among the complaints levelled against the Daily News were its substandard design, poor printing, poor quality and a concept that had little to offer. Its biggest disaster proved to be a decision to put a photograph of the topless wife of businessman John DeLorean on the front page. Used without her permission, the publication of the image enraged feminists, infuriated DeLorean, offended many readers and was of such poor quality that even those who wished to see the picture could not see it clearly. Within days of the débâcle the paper folded.
Its sister paper, the Sunday Tribune, was saved from bankruptcy by journalist Vincent Browne
, who bought the title. Ironically a decade later another newly launched sister newspaper of the Tribune, the Dublin Tribune, again forced the financially successful Tribune to the brink of closure and again forced a change in ownership. No-one however bought the rights to the Daily News following its closure in 1982.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
tabloid newspaper launched in 1982 by Dublin businessman Hugh McLaughlin
Hugh McLaughlin
This article is about the Irish publisher Hugh McLaughlin. For the 19th century US politician see Hugh McLaughlin .Hugh McLaughlin was an Irish publisher and inventor. He was married to Nuala Ryan....
, the owner of the Sunday Tribune
Sunday Tribune
The Sunday Tribune was an Irish Sunday broadsheet newspaper published by Tribune Newspapers plc. It was edited in its final years by Nóirín Hegarty, who changed both the tone and the physical format of the newspaper from broadsheet to tabloid. Former editors include Conor Brady, Vincent Browne,...
. The paper proved a financial and critical disaster from its very first issue on such a scale that it forced its sister paper, the recently launched Sunday Tribune, which had been building its sales, into liquidation
Liquidation
In law, liquidation is the process by which a company is brought to an end, and the assets and property of the company redistributed. Liquidation is also sometimes referred to as winding-up or dissolution, although dissolution technically refers to the last stage of liquidation...
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Among the complaints levelled against the Daily News were its substandard design, poor printing, poor quality and a concept that had little to offer. Its biggest disaster proved to be a decision to put a photograph of the topless wife of businessman John DeLorean on the front page. Used without her permission, the publication of the image enraged feminists, infuriated DeLorean, offended many readers and was of such poor quality that even those who wished to see the picture could not see it clearly. Within days of the débâcle the paper folded.
Its sister paper, the Sunday Tribune, was saved from bankruptcy by journalist Vincent Browne
Vincent Browne
Vincent Browne is an Irish print and broadcast journalist. He is a columnist with The Irish Times and The Sunday Business Post and a part time barrister....
, who bought the title. Ironically a decade later another newly launched sister newspaper of the Tribune, the Dublin Tribune, again forced the financially successful Tribune to the brink of closure and again forced a change in ownership. No-one however bought the rights to the Daily News following its closure in 1982.