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| Type | WeeklyNewspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Compact |
| Owner | Iconic Newspapers |
| Editor | Michael Daly |
| Founded | 1931 |
| Political alignment | Nationalist |
| Headquarters | Letterkenny,County Donegal |
| Circulation | Unknown; no longer ABC audited[1] |
| Website | www.donegaldemocrat.com |
TheDonegal People's Press (formerlyDonegal People's Press and Derry and Tyrone News) is a weekly local newspaper in northCounty Donegal,Ireland. The paper is published every Tuesday in the north of the county, and a separate edition of the paper, with some alterations, is published in the south of the county, as the Tuesday edition of theDonegal Democrat. It is owned byIconic Newspapers.
ThePeople's Press was first published in April 1931 and was based in Lifford, the county town of Donegal.[2]
Champion Publications Limited was formed by W.F. Townsend and the SenatorJohn MacLoughlin in 1932 for the specific purpose of taking over The Sligo Champion and The People's Press, established earlier that year in Lifford, Donegal and later renamed The Donegal People's Press.
The new company was registered on 1 August 1933.[3]
In 1963 the paper adopted its shorter name and is now almost entirely integrated with the long establishedDonegal Democrat. TheDemocrat's base was traditionally in the south, but has expanded to become the only paper to be published across the entire county with its main Thursdaybroadsheet title.
In 1995, thePeople's Press, as part of the Donegal Democrat Group, was bought by the Derry Journal Group which in turn became part ofTrinity Mirror. In 2004 the paper was purchased by the3i holding companyLocal Press Ltd, and changed hands again in 2005, whenJohnston Press took over Local Press. In 2014,Iconic Newspapers acquired Johnson Press' titles in the Republic of Ireland.[4]
