Western People
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
| Format | broadsheet |
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| Owner(s) | Thomas Crosbie Holdings |
| Founded | 1883 |
| Political position | Central/authoritarian leaning |
| Headquarters | Ballina, County Mayo |
| Editor | James Laffey |
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| Website | Western People |
The Western People is a weekly local newspaper published in Ballina, County Mayo in the Republic of Ireland, it was first published in 1883. The paper is now owned by Cork-based Thomas Crosbie Holdings. Until recently the paper was printed at its premises in Ballina, but printing has been outsourced by its owner to a Cork based company.
The Ballina Herald newspaper (1844 — April 28, 1962), later named 'Ballina Herald and Mayo and Sligo Advertiser', merged with the Western People in or around 1962.
According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it had an average weekly circulation of 21,438 during the first six months, and 21,806 the last six months, of 2004.
[edit] External links
- Western People — website of the newspaper
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