The_Herald_(Ireland)
The Herald (Ireland)
Tabloid newspaper published in Dublin, Ireland
The Herald is a nationwide mid-market tabloid newspaper headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and published by Independent News & Media who are a subsidiary of Mediahuis.[1] It is published Monday–Saturday. The newspaper was known as the Evening Herald until its name was changed in 2013.
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid (formerly broadsheet) |
| Owner(s) | Independent News & Media, a subsidiary of Mediahuis |
| Founded | 1891 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Talbot Street, Dublin |
| ISSN | 0791-6906 |
| Website | herald.ie |
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The Evening Herald was first published in Dublin on 19 December 1891.[2]
In 1982 the paper changed its size from broadsheet to tabloid.[citation needed]
Until November 2000, the Evening Herald was produced and pressed in Independent House on Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1.[citation needed] The monochrome printing facility in the basement of this building was then retired, and the paper is now printed in full colour at a purpose-built plant in Citywest, along with the Irish Independent, the Sunday Independent and various other regional newspapers owned by Independent News & Media. In 2004, production of the paper was moved from Independent House to a new office on Talbot Street and the paper's old home was sold to the neighbouring department store, Arnotts, for an estimated €26 million.[citation needed]
The life of Herald music critic Chris Wasser was threatened by fans of boy band The Wanted in 2012 following the publication of his review of their gig in Dublin.[3]
In March 2013, it was reported that the Evening Herald was to be renamed The Herald and would become a morning rather than an evening newspaper.[4]
In March 2017, it was announced that INM were merging the Sunday World and The Herald newsrooms.[5]
In October 2020, Independent News & Media announced that they would not longer be supporting the Herald website and would merge the Herald newsroom with the INM newsroom.[6]
In 2023, it was reported that Mediahuis were no longer investing in The Herald and it was being left to "sink or swim".[7]
On 10 October 2005, a free version of the Evening Herald, published in the mornings and entitled Herald AM, began distribution, as a defensive measure against the Daily Mail and General Trust-owned Metro, launched on the same date. It joined with another morning freesheet Metro to become the Metro Herald. Herald AM later closed.[citation needed]
| Year (period) | Average circulation per issue |
|---|---|
| 1999 (January to June)[8] | 110,500 |
| 2005 (January to June)[9] | 93,830 |
| 2006 (January to June)[10] | 87,645 |
| 2010 (January to June)[11] | 67,657 |
| 2011 (January to June)[11] | 61,936 |
| 2012 (January to June)[12] | 61,179 |
| 2012 (July to December)[13] | 58,826 |
| 2014 (July to December)[14] | 49,512 |
| 2015 (July to December)[15] | 44,317 |
| 2016 (January to June)[16] | 44,085 |
| 2016 (July to December)[17] | 40,847 |
| 2017 (January to June)[18] | 39,093 |
| 2017 (July to December)[19] | 36,097 |
| 2018 (January to June)[20] | 31,946 |
| 2018 (July to December)[21] | 28,940 |
In 2019, Independent News & Media exited the ABC auditing process.[22] Hence, no circulation figures are available after 2018.
- Paul, Mark (2 August 2019). "The page turns at INM as it ponders a digital future". The Irish Times.
- "'Don't kill Herald critic', The Wanted tell fans". Evening Herald. Independent News & Media. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- Roy Greenslade (4 March 2013). "Dublin evening paper to change title and be sold in the mornings". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- Hancock, Ciarán (11 March 2017). "INM to merge 'Herald' and 'Sunday World' newsrooms". The Irish Times.
- Slattery, Laura (16 October 2020). "INM signals end to 'separate resources' for Herald". The Irish Times.
- Stopping the presses BARRY J WHYTE, businesspost.ie, Retrieved 2024-01-24
- Foley, Michael (17 August 1999). "Good times begin to roll for hard-pressed newspaper sector". The Irish Times.
- "Irish Newspapers: Contrasting slants on circulation figures". finfacts.ie. 2 September 2005.
- "Big drop for the Evening Herald". RTÉ.ie. 31 August 2006.
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- "Irish Newspaper Circulation July-Dec 2017 Island of Ireland Report - Media and Marketing Consulting, PPC, SEO Ireland, Search Engine Optimisation". ilevel.ie. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- "Irish Newspaper Circulation Jan-June 2019 Island of Ireland Report". ilevel.ie. 22 August 2019.