The Irish Post
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The Irish Post is a UK
Newspaper for the Irish community in Britain. It was founded by the late journalist Breandán Mac Lua and Tony Beatty, a businessman from County Waterford
. Thomas Crosbie Holdings
(TCM) acquired the paper in 2003. It was published every Wednesday until 17 August 2011 when TCM put the paper into voluntary liquidation, citing five years of financial losses as the reason. Following a period of more than six weeks off the shelves, within which staff and supporters of the title launched the 'Save the Irish Post' campaign, the title was bought by Cork-born, London-based businessman Elgin Loane as an ongoing concern. Mr Loane, a publisher who owns a number of titles in Britain and Ireland, including Loot and Buy and Sell, re-employed the majority of former staff of the paper at his Loot offices in Smithfied, London. The first edition of the re-launched title is due out on Wednesday, October 19. The Irish Post had been particularly popular in areas of Britain with large groups of Irish expatriates such as Liverpool
, Manchester
, Leeds
and London
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United Kingdom
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Newspaper for the Irish community in Britain. It was founded by the late journalist Breandán Mac Lua and Tony Beatty, a businessman from County Waterford
County Waterford
*Abbeyside, Affane, Aglish, Annestown, An Rinn, Ardmore*Ballinacourty, Ballinameela, Ballinamult, Ballinroad, Ballybeg, Ballybricken, Ballyduff Lower, Ballyduff Upper, Ballydurn, Ballygunner, Ballylaneen, Ballymacarbry, Ballymacart, Ballynaneashagh, Ballysaggart, Ballytruckle, Bilberry, Bunmahon,...
. Thomas Crosbie Holdings
Thomas Crosbie Holdings
Thomas Crosbie Holdings is a family-owned media and publishing group based in Cork, Ireland. Its largest publication is The Irish Examiner, the third largest daily broadsheet newspaper in the Republic of Ireland....
(TCM) acquired the paper in 2003. It was published every Wednesday until 17 August 2011 when TCM put the paper into voluntary liquidation, citing five years of financial losses as the reason. Following a period of more than six weeks off the shelves, within which staff and supporters of the title launched the 'Save the Irish Post' campaign, the title was bought by Cork-born, London-based businessman Elgin Loane as an ongoing concern. Mr Loane, a publisher who owns a number of titles in Britain and Ireland, including Loot and Buy and Sell, re-employed the majority of former staff of the paper at his Loot offices in Smithfied, London. The first edition of the re-launched title is due out on Wednesday, October 19. The Irish Post had been particularly popular in areas of Britain with large groups of Irish expatriates such as Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
and London
London
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