The Leinster Express is a regional newspaper

Newspaper

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 in Ireland

Republic of Ireland

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 that serves County Laois

County Laois

County Laois is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It was formerly known as Queen's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. The county's name was formerly spelt as Laoighis and Leix. Laois County Council...

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The paper was part of the Leinster Leader Group, which was sold to Johnston Press

Johnston Press

Johnston Press plc is a newspaper publishing company headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland. Its flagship titles are The Scotsman and the Yorkshire Post; it also operates many other newspapers around the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and the Isle of Man. It is the second-largest publisher...

 in late 2005 and are now operated by Johnston Press Ireland

Johnston Press Ireland

Johnston Press Ireland is one of three main holding companies of Johnston Press on the island of Ireland and publishes papers such as the Dundalk Democrat, The Echo and Leitrim Observer...

. The offices of the Leinster Express are based in Portlaoise.

The Leinster Express was originally published in Maryborough(Port Laoise), Queen's County(Laois), Ireland in 1831, an archive of its papers are available in Laois County Library in Port Laoise.

External links

• Leinster Express Website