Metro_Herald_(Irish_newspaper)

<i>Metro Herald</i> (Irish newspaper)

Metro Herald (Irish newspaper)

Commuter newspaper in Dublin, Ireland

Metro Herald was the title of a free daily commuter newspaper in Dublin, Ireland.[1][2][3][4] It was formed in 2010[5] following the merger of two previously competing publications, Metro Ireland and Herald AM, to create a profit for their respective backers, including Independent News & Media, Daily Mail and General Trust, and The Irish Times.

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The newspaper ceased publication on 19 December 2014.[6] 13 jobs were lost. The company said that the newspaper had become "unsustainable".

References

  1. [1]
    Luft, Oliver (2 July 2009). "Rival Dublin freesheets Herald AM and Metro Ireland to merge". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
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    "'Metro' and 'Herald AM' to merge". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
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    "Dublin freesheet papers to merge". RTE.ie. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
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    "INM, Daily Mail to merge rival Dublin newspapers - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  5. [5]
    Metro Herald – How it all started Archived 2011-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
  6. [6]
    "13 jobs to go with Metro Herald closure". RTE.ie. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
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