Broadsheet version of the Irish Independent, 24 November 2005
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	broadsheet & tabloid
Owner(s)	Independent News and Media
Founded	1905, replaced Daily Irish Independent.
Political position	originally Catholic Nationalist, pro-Irish Parliamentary Party, then Fine Gael, now centre right and pro-Fianna Fáil, populist on social issues
Headquarters	Talbot Street, Dublin
Editor	Gerald O'Regan
Website	www.independent.ie

The Irish Independent is Ireland's best-selling daily newspaper. Unusually, it is published in both tabloid and broadsheet formats. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 111 pixelsFull resolution (844 × 117 pixel, file size: 40 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) masthead of the Irish Independent. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 373 × 598 pixelsFull resolution (978 × 1569 pixel, file size: 863 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Irish Independent front page. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 373 × 598 pixelsFull resolution (978 × 1569 pixel, file size: 863 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Irish Independent front page. ... Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Independent News & Media (INM) is a media organisation based in Dublin, Ireland with interests worldwide. ... For other uses, see 1905 (disambiguation). ... The Daily Irish Independent was an Irish newspaper launched in the 1890s to promote the pro-Parnellite cause following the split in the Irish Parliamentary Party over Parnells continuing leadership. ... The Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP) (commonly called the Irish Party) was formed in 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nationalist Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Commons at Westminster within the... Fine Gael – The United Ireland Party, usually referred to as Fine Gael (IPA: , though often anglicised to ; approximate English translation: Family/Tribe of the Irish, is the second largest political party in the Republic of Ireland with a membership of over 34,000, and is the largest opposition party in... Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (Irish: ), commonly referred to as Fianna Fáil (IPA ; traditionally translated by the party into English as Soldiers of Destiny, though the actual meaning is Soldiers [Fianna] of Ireland[1]), is currently the largest political party in Ireland with 55,000 members. ... Talbot Street (Sráid Thalbóid in Irish) is a city-centre street located on Dublins Northside and is one of the principal shopping streets of Dublin, running from Connolly station and the IFSC at Amiens Street in the east to Marlborough Street in the west. ... For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ...

History

It was formed in 1905 as the direct successor of the Daily Irish Independent, an 1890s pro-Parnellite newspaper. The Irish Independent was launched by William Martin Murphy, a controversial Irish nationalist businessman, staunch anti-Parnellite and fellow townsman of Parnell's most venomous opponent, Bantry's Timothy Michael Healy.^[1] The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the Mauve Decade, because William Henry Perkins aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that colour in fashion, and also as the Gay Nineties, under the then-current usage of the word gay which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no... Charles Stewart Parnell, the uncrowned King of Ireland Charles Stewart Parnell[1] (27 June 1846 – 6 October 1891) was an Irish political leader and one of the most important figures in 19th century Ireland and the United Kingdom; William Ewart Gladstone described him as the most remarkable person he had... William Martin Murphy was an Irish businessman and politician, best known for his role as leader of an employers syndicate in the Dublin Lockout of 1913. ... Charles Stewart Parnell, the uncrowned King of Ireland Charles Stewart Parnell[1] (27 June 1846 – 6 October 1891) was an Irish political leader and one of the most important figures in 19th century Ireland and the United Kingdom; William Ewart Gladstone described him as the most remarkable person he had... Timothy Michael Healy Timothy Michael Healy, KC (May 17, 1855–March 26, 1931) was one of the most brilliant and most controversial of Irish politicians, with a career that spanned the period from Charles Stewart Parnells leadership of the Irish Parliamentary Party in the 1880s to the foundation of...

During the 1913 Lockout of workers, in which Murphy was the main figure among the employers, the Irish Independent vigorously sided with its owner's interests, publishing news reports and opinion pieces hostile to the stikers, expressing confidence in the unions' defeat and launching personal attacks on the leader of the strikers, James Larkin. The Irish Independent described the 1916 Easter Rising as "insane and criminal" and famously called for the shooting of its leaders.^[2] In December 1919, during the Irish War of Independence, a group of twenty IRA men destroyed the printing works of the paper, angered at its criticism of the Irish Republican Army and largely pro-British and Unionist stance. In 1924, the traditional nationalist newspaper, the Freeman's Journal, merged with the Irish Independent. Statue of James Larkin on OConnell Street, Dublin (Oisín Kelly 1977) James (Big Jim) Larkin (Irish: Séamas Ó Lorcáin)(1874-1947), an Irish trade union leader and socialist activist, was born in Liverpool, England on 28 January 1874, of Irish parents. ... Combatants Irish Volunteers, Irish Citizen Army, Irish Republican Brotherhood British Army Royal Irish Constabulary Commanders Patrick Pearse, James Connolly Brigadier-General Lowe General Sir John Maxwell Strength 1250 in Dublin, c. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Combatants Irish Republic United Kingdom Commanders Michael Collins Richard Mulcahy Cathal Brugha Important local IRA leaders Henry Hugh Tudor Strength Irish Republican Army c. ... This article is about the historical army of the Irish Republic (1919–1922) which fought in the Irish War of Independence 1919–21, and the Irish Civil War 1922–23. ... This article is about the historical army of the Irish Republic (1919–1922) which fought in the Irish War of Independence 1919–21, and the Irish Civil War 1922–23. ... The word Unionist, simply meaning one espousing a union, has a number of connotations, depending on context: Unionists are people in Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales who were historically in favour of uniting their nations into a United Kingdom, or who in modern times wish their nations to remain part... The Freemans Journal (1750s?-1924) was the oldest nationalist newspaper in Ireland. ...

For most of its history, the Irish Independent (also called simply the Independent or, more colloquially, the Indo) was seen as a nationalist, Catholic newspaper, which gave its political allegiance to Cumann na nGaedhael and later its successor party, Fine Gael. Cumann na nGaedhael (IPA: ; Society of the Gaels), sometimes spelt Cumann na nGaedheal,[1] was an Irish language name given to two Irish political parties, the second of which had the greater impact. ... Fine Gael – The United Ireland Party, usually referred to as Fine Gael (IPA: , though often anglicised to ; approximate English translation: Family/Tribe of the Irish, is the second largest political party in the Republic of Ireland with a membership of over 34,000, and is the largest opposition party in...

In the 1970s, it was taken over by former Heinz chairman Tony O'Reilly. Under his leadership, it became a more populist, libertarian newspaper - populist on social issues, but economically conservative. By the mid-nineties its allegiance to Fine Gael had ended. In the 1997 general election, it endorsed Fianna Fáil under a front page editorial, entitled 'It's Payback Time'. While it suggested its headline referred to the fact that the election offered a chance to 'pay back' politicians for their failings, its opponents suggested that the 'payback' actually referred to its chance to get revenge for the refusal of the Rainbow Coalition to award the company a mobile phone licence.^[3] Tony O'Reilly disputes this claim. H. J. Heinz Company (NYSE: HNZ), commonly known as Heinz, famous for its 57 Varieties slogan, is a processed food product company with its headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States of America. ... Sir Anthony Tony OReilly (born 7 May 1936) is a Dublin born billionaire who holds both British and Irish nationality. ... Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (Irish: ), commonly referred to as Fianna Fáil (IPA ; traditionally translated by the party into English as Soldiers of Destiny, though the actual meaning is Soldiers [Fianna] of Ireland[1]), is currently the largest political party in Ireland with 55,000 members. ... The 27th Dáil was elected at the 1992 general election on November 25, 1992 but did not meet until 4 January 1993, however the 23rd Government of Ireland was not appointed until the 12 January. ...

In late 2004, Independent Newspapers moved from their traditional home in Middle Abbey Street to a new office, "Independent House" in Talbot Street, with the printing facilities already relocated to the Citywest business park near Tallaght. CityWest, formerly known as CityTel, provides wireline and cellular telephone and internet services in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. ... // WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference O093265 Statistics Province: Leinster County: Elevation: 90 m Population (2006) 64,282  Tallaght (Irish:Tamhlacht), is a large town within the traditional county of Dublin in Ireland. ...

On September 27, 2005, a fortnight after the paper published its centenary edition, it was announced that editor Vinnie Doyle would step down after 24 years in the position. He was replaced by Gerry O'Regan, who had until then been editor of the Irish Independent's sister paper, the Evening Herald. is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A centenary is an event to celebrate the 100th anniversary of an event. ...

Its sister paper is the Sunday Independent. Other newspapers in the Independent News & Media group include the Evening Herald, the Daily Star (Irish edition), the Sunday World (all tabloids), many local Irish newspapers and The Independent, a London-based newspaper, as well as newspapers in Australia and South Africa. The Group has a major share in the Sunday Tribune, a Sunday broadsheet. The Independent News & Media Group has been accused of holding an 'unhealthy dominance' of the Irish newspaper market^[4], all the more so since the demise of the Irish Press, Evening Press and Sunday Press newspapers published by the Irish Press Group in 1995. With the closure of the Evening Press, the Independent's Evening Herald is now the only Irish national evening newspaper. Excluding the Sun and the Mirror, most of the content of which are produced in England, the Independent group owns just over 67% of Irish daily newspapers. Excluding the Sunday Times, it controls almost 87% of Irish newspapers sold on Sunday.^[5] The Sunday Independent is a broadsheet Sunday newspaper published in the Republic of Ireland by Independent News and Media plc. ... Independent News & Media plc (INM) is a media organisation based in Dublin, Ireland with interests worldwide. ... The Evening Herald is a tabloid evening newspaper published in Dublin, Ireland by Independent News & Media. ... The Sunday World is an Irish newspaper published by Sunday Newspapers Limited, a division of Independent News and Media. ... For other uses, see The Independent (disambiguation). ... The Sunday Tribune is an broadsheet Irish Sunday newspaper published by Tribune Newspapers plc. ... Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ... The Irish Press was an Irish newspaper published by Irish Press plc between 1931 and 1995. ...

Circulation

Circulation & Readership of
Circulation	82,771 (b); 81,431 (t)
Readership	580,000 (17.8% of market)
Dates	Jan—June 2005
Source	National Newspapers of Ireland

According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the Independent had a total daily circulation of 164,302 during the first six months of 2005. This circulation was split evenly between the broadsheet edition (82,771) and the tabloid edition (81,431). The paper launched the tabloid version in 2004 (although stapled together, unlike a typical tabloid newspaper) - aiming to capture the Dublin commuter market with a more compact size. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 111 pixelsFull resolution (844 × 117 pixel, file size: 40 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) masthead of the Irish Independent. ... Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A newspapers circulation is the number of copies it distributes on an average day. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The launch was a success, with some media analysts questioning whether the paper might not abandon the broadsheet layout altogether and simply produce a tabloid version. However no such decision to date has been made, and the last Irish broadsheet to go entirely tabloid, the Irish Press, lost much of its readership, as did the Evening Herald when it changed from broadsheet to tabloid. There was no broadsheet issue published on June 18, 2007, but this was due to a technical fault. The Irish Press was an Irish newspaper published by Irish Press plc between 1931 and 1995. ... is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

The Independent's main national broadsheet rival is The Irish Times. It has been suggested that Irish Times Trust be merged into this article or section. ...

Content

Its main columnists include Kevin Myers, David McWilliams, David Quinn, Mary Kenny and Ian O'Doherty. Another well-known journalist who writes for the paper is investigative reporter Sam Smyth. Justine McCarthy is a features writer who was with the paper full-time, but departed in summer 2006 for Vincent Browne's Village magazine and is now a regular contributor to the Independent. Award-winning sports writer Vincent Hogan is its main sports columnist. Kevin Myers (born Leicester, 30 March 1947) is an Irish journalist and commentator. ... David McWilliams (born 1968[1]) is an Irish economist and broadcaster. ... David Quinn is one of Irelands best known religious and social affairs commentators. ... Mary Kenny is an Anglo-Irish author, broadcaster, playwright and journalist. ...

The paper publishes two daily cartoons from its archives - Count Curly Wee cartoons from the Liverpool Echo of the 1950s, and later James Bond comic strips. When coupled with a recent Dilbert cartoon and a set of Sudoku puzzles, these elderly comics look rather out of place to some readers. No other newspapers appear to be syndicating the Count Curly Wee comics as of 2006. The Liverpool Echo and Liverpool Daily Post are two newspapers published by Trinity Mirror on Merseyside in the United Kingdom. ... Starting in 1958 and continuing to 1983, James Bond, the fictional character created by author Ian Fleming appeared in 52 comic strips that were syndicated in British newspapers, 7 of which were initially published abroad. ... Dilbert (first published April 16, 1989) is an American comic strip written and drawn by Scott Adams. ... This article is about the logic puzzle. ...

Supplements

The Irish Independent covers national and world news, sports and business on a daily basis, with a number of additional special coverage sections.

• Health and Living - published Mondays
• Farming - published Tuesdays
• Commercial Property - Wednesdays
• Jobs and Careers - Thursdays
• Residential Property - Friday
• Review - Saturday
• Weekend - Saturday

Website

The Irish Independent shares a website with its sister publication The Sunday Independent. A number of Irish regional newspapers are also featured on the site. The site is updated daily with content from the newspapers, with online archives date back to 1997. Popular features include breaking news, online crosswords, and entertainment listings. In May 2007, the site was relaunched and rebranded from Unison.ie to Independent.ie. New features introduced included a most popular box, user comments and the first Independent.ie blog by rugby correspondent Peter Bills. The Sunday Independent is a broadsheet Sunday newspaper published in the Republic of Ireland by Independent News and Media plc. ...

References

1. ^ Andy Bielenberg, Entrepreneurship, Power, and Public Opinion in Ireland; The career of William Martin Murphy
2. ^ Easter Rising newspaper archive — from the BBC History website
3. ^ Irish Examiner archives — O’Reilly ‘took revenge in editorial’
4. ^ Oireachtas Debate
5. ^ Sunday Business Post archives — O'Reilly's global empire is still built on print

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External links

• Irish Independent Website

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