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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | The Irish Times |
| Founded | 1841 |
| Political alignment | Centrist |
| Headquarters | Linn Dubh, Blackpool, Cork 80 Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork |
| Circulation | No longer ABC audited [1] |
| ISSN | 1393-9564 |
| Website | irishexaminer |
The Irish Examiner, formerly The Cork Examiner and then The Examiner, is an Irish national daily newspaper which primarily circulates in the Munster region surrounding its base in Cork, though it is available throughout the country. [2]
The paper was founded by John Francis Maguire under the title The Cork Examiner in 1841 in support of the Catholic Emancipation and tenant rights work of Daniel O'Connell. [3] Historical copies of The Cork Examiner, dating back to 1841, are available to search and view in digitised form at the Irish Newspaper Archives website and British Newspaper Archive. [4]
During the Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War, the Cork Examiner (along with other nationalist newspapers) was subject to censorship and suppression. [5]
At the time of the Spanish Civil War, the Cork Examiner reportedly took a strongly pro-Franco tone in its coverage of the conflict. [6] As of the early to mid-20th century, the newspaper reportedly catered to a "socially-conservative reader base" and reflected a "conservative nationalist agenda". [7] [8] [9]
Published as The Cork Examiner from 1841 until 1996, the newspaper was renamed The Examiner in 1996. Since 2000 it has been published as The Irish Examiner, to appeal to a wider national readership. [10]
The newspaper, along with 'sister paper' the Evening Echo , [11] was part of the Thomas Crosbie Holdings group. Thomas Crosbie Holdings went into receivership in March 2013. [12] The newspaper was acquired by Landmark Media Investments.
As of 2004 [update] , its chief executive was Thomas J. Murphy, and its editor was Tim Vaughan. [13] Vaughan left the group in August 2016. [14]
The newspaper was based at Academy Street, Cork for over a century, before moving to new offices at Lapp's Quay, Cork in early November 2006, and subsequently to editorial offices at Blackpool, Cork, with a sales office in Oliver Plunkett Street.
In February 2017, it was reported that Landmark Media Investments had appointed KPMG to advise on a range of options, including an Independent News and Media link with the Irish Examiner. [15]
In March 2017, it was reported that The Irish Times might bid for the Irish Examiner, [16] and by April 2017 both The Irish Times and INM had entered a sales process and signed non-disclosure agreements. [17]
In May 2017, it was reported that Sunrise Media and The Irish Times were exploring an acquisition, and a sale was agreed to The Irish Times in December 2017, pending regulatory approval. [18] [19] The sale to The Irish Times was completed in July 2018. [20]
As of 2021, its editorial policy has been described as centrist or conservative; [21] [22] the Eurotopics website described the political orientation of the Irish Examiner as liberal. [2]
Average print circulation was approximately 57,000 copies per issue in 1990, [11] had risen to 62,000 by 1999, [11] had decreased to 50,000 by 2009, [23] and was approximately 28,000 by 2017. [24] Reflecting a changing trend in newspaper sales, the Examiner markets to advertisers on the basis of its print and online audience, stating in 2017 that "236,000 people read the Irish Examiner in print or online every day". [25]
| Year (period) | Average circulation per issue |
|---|---|
| 1990 [11] | 57,601 |
| 1991 [11] | 56,764 |
| 1992 [11] | 55,565 |
| 1993 [11] | 53,188 |
| 1994 [11] | 52,062 |
| 1995 [11] | 52,932 |
| 1996 [11] | 55,196 |
| 1997 [11] | 56,628 |
| 1998 [11] | 58,536 |
| 1999 (July to September) [11] | 62,413 |
| 2006 (January to June) [26] | 57,217 |
| 2009 (January to June) [23] | 50,346 |
| 2010 (January to June) [23] | 46,687 |
| 2011 (January to June) [23] | 43,390 |
| 2012 (July to December) [27] | 39,555 |
| 2013 (July to December) [28] | 37,009 |
| 2014 (January to June) [29] | 35,028 |
| 2015 (January to June) [30] | 33,198 |
| 2016 (January to June) [31] | 30,964 |
| 2017 (January to June) [24] | 28,338 |
| 2017 (July to December) [32] | 27,589 |
| 2018 (January to June) [33] | 26,085 |
| 2018 (July to December) [34] | 25,419 |
| 2019 (January to June) [35] | 24,574 |
| 2019 (July to December) [36] | 23,387 |
The Irish Examiner exited ABC circulation audits in 2020. [1]
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After the war, Bishop Fogarty of Killaloe complained that only the Irish Independent and the Cork Examiner had given Franco "unflinching and unequivocal support"
As the Free State grew into a republic, the newspaper unapologetically and steadfastly reflected the mood and mores of its socially-conservative reader base
The Cork Examiner had a conservative nationalist agenda which supported the Fine Geal political party
The Cork Examiner['s ..] conservative management operated a type of self-censorship, under the censor's benign but distant supervision
'Irish Examiner', Cork, Ireland ... in English, centrist daily newspaper.
Conservative daily the Irish Examiner
