Irish Post 1970-2011

jimmyneo1

Not sure if this is the relevant place to post but the Irish Post in London has gone into liquidation with 10 journalists made redundant.

Sad to see it go but not too surprising since they're owned by TCH.
They had trouble the last few years appealing to a younger market but with the amount of people emigrating England/London every month they could have definitely served a purpose somewhere.

http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/another-blow-for-tch-as-irish-post-closes-with-loss-of-10-jobs-2853421.html

coylemj

I think the newer breed of emigrant wouldn't have represented a potential customer base for an emigrant newspaper, they probably all have smartphones and get news & sports results instantly.

Like you said, the Irish Post had trouble appealing to a younger market, you'll probably see the same happening in a few years to Ireland's Own though being part of the Indo group they have deeper pockets to ride out a recession but I'd say they have an ageing and diminishing reader base and ultimately will go the way of the Irish Post.

ethical

spent time in London in the 80s and 90s and looked forward to the Irish Post each and every week.There is the Irish World still going strong.There used to be another Irish paper as well but it also went away.There should still be enough support for an Irish paper in England.It is a great pity that big companies bought up all the small profitable niche businesses and then shafted them when they decided to make cutbacks,it looks like this has happened to The Irish Post,pity it was a good read.I used to even buy it over here when I could

brian_t

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2011/sep/07/newspapers-downturn

Campaign to save the Irish Post


A campaign aimed at saving the Irish Post - which went into liquidation last month - is getting up a head of steam.
A public meeting is being held this evening at the Commons (committee room 7, at 7.30pm) to discuss alternatives to the closure of the London-based weekly.
Some of the Post's 10 staff, who have lost their jobs, are expected to speak. The event is being hosted by the all-party parliamentary group on the Irish in Britain, chaired by Labour MP Chris Ruane.
Ruane has also sponsored an early day motion along with supported by Mark Durkan, Paul Flynn, Greg Mulholland, Paul Murphy and Robert Walter.
Among the first signatories are Frank Dobson, Peter Bottomley, Stephen Pound, Mike Hancock and Jack Dromey.

The motion begins by expressing its "concern at the sudden decision of the Cork-based Thomas Crosbie Holdings to close the longest running, largest circulation community weekly newspaper for the Irish in the UK."
It goes on to describe the Post as a central pillar of the Irish community" and offers support to that community "in its battle to save this vital resource."
To understand more about the significance of the Irish Post, read two Press Gazette pieces, one by Joe Horgan here and anther by the Post's excellent former columnist, Paul Donovan, here.
The Irish Post campaign can be contacted directly by emailing savetheirishpost@hotmail.co.uk
Source: NUJ

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2011/sep/08/newspapers-ireland

More support for Irish Post campaign


The campaign to save the Irish Post, which I wrote about yesterday, is gaining support. At lunch, the early day motion had attracted 64 names (up from 45 yesterday), including Labour MPs Jon Cruddas, Jeremy Corbyn and David Winnick.
It also prompted a statement from the West Tyrone Sinn Fein MP Pat Doherty in which he expressed "deep concern" about the effect of the paper's closure on Britain's Irish community.
He said the weekly paper had been "an important and invaluable link between the Irish diaspora in Britain, and more widely, with Ireland."
"It is absolutely vital that this voice and role continues," he said. "All efforts to ensure that this happens should be supported."

jimmyneo1

Irish Post saved by Loot owner Elgin Loane

The Irish Post is expected to be back on newsstands within a fortnight after being bought by Irish businessman Elgin Loane.

Thomas Crosbie Holdings closed the London-based weekly newspaper for the Irish in Britain on 19 August.

But following formal liquidation, Loane - who owns classified ads magazine Loot - filed a winning bid to buy it.

He said: "The Irish Post has a long and proud tradition of serving the expatriate community in Britain for over forty years and must be continued for the benefit of both the incumbents as well as the growing population of Irish people heading to Britain."

Irish Post journalist and Save the Irish Post campaign member Fiona Audley said: "This is a victory for the whole community. Now we are planning the future, which will see a bigger and better Irish Post coming out for the readers.”


Labour MP Stephen Pound, who supported the campaign to save the Irish Post, said: “This is brilliant news. The Irish Post offers a window onto the Irish community that needs to be kept on. Now it needs to be supported.

“There has been a gap in the week without the paper, so it is good to know that the paper is back.”

Ten jobs were lost as a result of the closure of the Irish Post, which was launched 41 years ago.

It was said to be a victim of the economic downturn and reduced advertising. Circulation was just under 19,000 copies a week.

It is expected that the Post will be back on the streets in ten days' time, and staff are being rehired.

Loane bought Loot magazine from Daily Mail and General Trust last year via his business Printing Investments Ltd.





http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=47975&c=1

Tiocfaidh Armani

Great stuff I'll be buying it every week to support it.