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| Type | Weeklynewspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Galway Advertiser Ltd[1] |
| Founder(s) | Ronnie O'Gorman[2] |
| Editor | Declan Varley[3] |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 41-42 Eyre Square, Galway[4] |
| City | Galway |
| Country | Ireland |
| Website | advertiser |
TheGalway Advertiser is a free newspaper distributed throughoutGalway city andcounty each Thursday.[2]
TheGalway Advertiser was founded in 1970 by Ronnie O'Gorman, with the first edition published on 16 April 1970.[5] O'Gorman edited the paper until his retirement in 2001, following which, he served as chairperson of Galway Advertiser Ltd.[2][5]
In the 1980s, the paper published editions written entirely by Galway's student population.[6]
In 2001, the newspaper purchased its new headquarters, the former Norwich Union building atEyre Square in Galway forIR£1.5 million.[4]
It was the first of the regional newspapers under the "Advertiser" banner, which now also includes publications based inAthlone[7] andCounty Mayo,[8] as well as advertiser.ie.[9][2]
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