The Donegal People's Press (formerly Donegal People's Press and Derry and Tyrone News) is a weekly local newspaper in north County Donegal

County Donegal

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, Ireland

Republic of Ireland

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. The paper is published every Tuesday in the north of the county, and a separate edition of the paper, with some alterations, is published in the south of the county, as the Tuesday edition of the Donegal Democrat

Donegal Democrat

The Donegal Democrat is a twice-weekly local newspaper, covering County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster, in the northwest of Ireland. The paper was traditionally based in the town of Ballyshannon in the south of the county, but now has offices in Donegal Town and Letterkenny...

. Both editions had a combined ABC circulation of 10,059 for the first half of 2007. It is owned by Johnston Press

Johnston Press

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 through the Derry Journal Newspapers

Derry Journal Newspapers

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 holding company, and sister titles include Donegal on Sunday

Donegal on Sunday

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and the Derry Journal

Derry Journal

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History

The People's Press was first published in April 1931 and was based in Lifford, the county town of Donegal. In 1963 the paper adopted its shorter name and is now almost entirely integrated with the long established Donegal Democrat. The Democrat's base was traditionally in the south, but has expanded to become the only paper to be published across the entire county with its main Thursday broadsheet

Broadsheet

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 title.

In 1995, the People's Press, as part of the Donegal Democrat Group, was bought by the Derry Journal Group which in turn became part of Trinity Mirror

Trinity Mirror

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. In 2004 the paper was purchased by the 3i

3i

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 holding company Local Press Ltd, and changed hands again in 2005, when Johnston Press took over Local Press. It is now part of the Derry Journal Newspapers holding company.

Layout

Both the People's Press and the Democrat share many common features and columns such as 'Gabrielle’s Diary', a society column which sees the column’s writer Gabrielle McMonagle, attend local charity and social events; an agricultural page entitled 'Farming Week'; a special section called 'Letterkenny in Focus', looking at developments in the county’s largest town; local notes for the various towns and villages in the county; death, birth and marriage announcements; and job, motor and property sections in partnership with the Irish sections of the Johnston Press owned websites, 'Jobs Today', 'Motors Today' and 'Property Today'.

The People's Press (Tuesday Democrat), is in compact format and is seventy-two pages with full colour and has several other characteristics that separates it from the Thursday paper, and makes is less 'rigid'. It contains a seven day TV guide, a weekly contribution from the youth media website 'Spun Out', and columnists such as 'Pat’s Patch' by Pat McArt.

External links

• Web link
• The Irish still love their newspapers. Roy Greenslade
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