North West of Ireland Printing and Publishing Company

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The North West of Ireland Printing and Publishing Company (NWIPP) is a family owned newspaper group based in the Irish province of Ulster, on both sides of the border. The company was established in 1901 by the Lynch family with the launch of the Ulster Herald. The company expanded rapidly in the following years adding the Derry People (now Donegal News) and Fermanagh Herald in 1902; and purchased the Strabane Chronicle, which had been established in 1896. [1] The Tyrone Herald was launched in November 2004, and a Monday edition of the Donegal News was also launced in 2006. The company also publishes the weekly GAA paper, Gaelic Life, started in May 2007.[2] [3]The company is based in Omagh, County Tyrone. The group's circulation for the first half of 2007 (excluding Gaelic Life) was 53,636, making it one of the largest family owned newspaper companies in Ireland.

[edit] Current Titles

Name Launced Type Circulation
Donegal News (Friday) 1902 as Derry People; Donegal News from 2002 Broadsheet 12,300[4]
Donegal News (Monday) 1902; Monday edition 2006 Compact 3,686[5]
Fermanagh Herald (Wednesday) 1902 Compact 13,335[6]
Strabane Chronicle (Thursday) 1896 Compact 5,349[7]
Tyrone Herald (Monday) 2004 Compact 6,334[8]
Ulster Herald (Thursday) 1901 Compact 12,632[9]
Gaelic Life (Friday) 2007 Tabloid N/A
  • Note: all ABC figures for period 1 January to 1 July 2007

[edit] References

  1. ^ Gaelic Life Mediapack
  2. ^ Sunday Business Post, 2004/10/31: First Tyrone Herald issue hits the streets
  3. ^ Ulster Herald, 17/5/2007: NWIPP launch of Gaelic Life
  4. ^ ABC Certificate for Donegal News (Friday)
  5. ^ ABC Certificate for Donegal News (Monday)
  6. ^ ABC Certificate for Fermanagh Herald (Friday)
  7. ^ ABC Certificate for Stabane Chronicle
  8. ^ ABC Certificate for Tyrone Herald
  9. ^ ABC Certificate for Ulster Herald

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