The Limerick Leader is a weekly local newspaper in Limerick, Ireland. It was founded in 1889.[1] The newspaper is headquartered on Glentworth Street in the City.
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Iconic Newspapers |
| Editor | Aine Fitzgerald |
| News editor | Jerome O'Connell |
| Sports editor | Colm Kinsella |
| Advertising | Gary Toohey |
| Founded | 1889 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 29 Glentworth St, Limerick |
| City | Limerick |
| Country | Ireland |
| ISSN | 1649-8992 |
| Website | limerickleader |
The broadsheet paper currently is distributed in three editions, City, County and West , with a small selection of content differing between the three. The newspaper also has a Monday tabloid paper, City based, with a cover price of 1 euro.[citation needed]
In the 1950s, the Limerick Leader bought a rival newspaper the Limerick Chronicle. The Limerick Chronicle was founded in 1768 by John Ferrar [2] who was a prominent bookseller and printer in Limerick. The Limerick Chronicle is the longest running newspaper in Ireland. In 2018, the Limerick Chronicle went from a stand alone newspaper published on a Tuesday to a supplement in the weekend edition of the Limerick Leader.[citation needed]
The paper is owned by Iconic Newspapers, which acquired Johnston Press's titles in the Republic of Ireland in 2014.[3]
Notable contributors
editMargaret Moloney, hailed as Ireland's first and oldest serving harbour master, was a journalist and contributed local news from Glin, Co Limerick as 'Our Glin Correspondent'.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Keane, Conor (5 December 2002). "Limerick Leader sold for €23m". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
- ^ O’Shaughnessy, Denis (4 April 2018). "Making the papers – An Irishman's Diary on 250 years of the 'Limerick Chronicle'". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Johnston Press sells its 14 titles in the Republic". The Irish Times. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ First lady of the Estuary, Martin Byrnes, Limerick Leader, 28 March 1998, p8
- ^ Slater, S (2022). 100 Women of Limerick. Ormston House. p206-207.