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| Type | Dailynewspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | The Irish Times |
| Founded | 1841; 184 years ago (1841) |
| Political alignment | Centrist |
| Headquarters | Linn Dubh,Blackpool, Cork 80Oliver Plunkett Street,Cork |
| Circulation | No longer ABC audited[1] |
| ISSN | 1393-9564 |
| Website | irishexaminer |
TheIrish Examiner, formerlyThe Cork Examiner and thenThe Examiner, is anIrish national dailynewspaper which primarily circulates in theMunster region surrounding its base inCork, though it is available throughout the country.[2]
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The paper was founded byJohn Francis Maguire under the titleThe Cork Examiner in 1841 in support of theCatholic Emancipation and tenant rights work ofDaniel O'Connell.[3] Historical copies ofThe Cork Examiner, dating back to 1841, are available to search and view in digitised form at theIrish Newspaper Archives website andBritish Newspaper Archive.[4]
During theIrish War of Independence andIrish Civil War, theCork Examiner (along with other nationalist newspapers) was subject to censorship and suppression.[5]
At the time of theSpanish Civil War, theCork 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 asThe Cork Examiner from 1841 until 1996, the newspaper was renamedThe Examiner in 1996. Since 2000 it has been published asThe Irish Examiner, to appeal to a wider national readership.[10]
The newspaper, along with 'sister paper' theEvening Echo,[11] was part of theThomas Crosbie Holdings group. Thomas Crosbie Holdings went into receivership in March 2013.[12] The newspaper was acquired byLandmark 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 theIrish Examiner.[15]
In March 2017, it was reported thatThe Irish Times might bid for theIrish Examiner,[16] and by April 2017 bothThe Irish Times and INM had entered a sales process and signed non-disclosure agreements.[17]
In May 2017, it was reported thatSunrise Media andThe Irish Times were exploring an acquisition, and a sale was agreed toThe Irish Times in December 2017, pending regulatory approval.[18][19] The sale toThe Irish Times was completed in July 2018.[20]
As of 2021, its editorial policy has been described ascentrist orconservative;[21][22] theEurotopics website described the political orientation of theIrish Examiner asliberal.[2]
In July 2025, John O'Mahony was appointed as editor of theIrish Examiner andThe Echo.[23]
Averageprint 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,[24] and was approximately 28,000 by 2017.[25] Reflecting achanging trend in newspaper sales, theExaminer 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".[26]
| 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)[27] | 57,217 |
| 2009 (January to June)[24] | 50,346 |
| 2010 (January to June)[24] | 46,687 |
| 2011 (January to June)[24] | 43,390 |
| 2012 (July to December)[28] | 39,555 |
| 2013 (July to December)[29] | 37,009 |
| 2014 (January to June)[30] | 35,028 |
| 2015 (January to June)[31] | 33,198 |
| 2016 (January to June)[32] | 30,964 |
| 2017 (January to June)[25] | 28,338 |
| 2017 (July to December)[33] | 27,589 |
| 2018 (January to June)[34] | 26,085 |
| 2018 (July to December)[35] | 25,419 |
| 2019 (January to June)[36] | 24,574 |
| 2019 (July to December)[37] | 23,387 |
The Irish Examiner exited ABC circulation audits in 2020.[1]
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
