The Irish Press was an Irish newspaper published by Irish Press plc between 1931 and 1995. The newspaper was controlled by Eamon de Valera and his family, and as a consequence, supported Fianna Fail consistently throughout its life. Eamon de Valera[1] (born Edward George de Valera, Irish name Éamonn de Bhailéara (October 14, 1882 – August 29, 1975), was an Irish politician, best known as a leader of Irelands struggle for independence from Britain in the early 20th Century, and the Republican opposition in the ensuing Irish... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (Pronounced fee-na fall.) (English: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. ...

Later, the Irish Press started two further newspapers, the Evening Press, and the Sunday Press.

Formerly one of the main daily newspapers of the Republic of Ireland, its going out of business left the ground clear for its old rivals, The Irish Times and the Irish Independent, to dominate the daily market for some years until other newspapers arrived on the scene. The Irish Times is Irelands newspaper of record, launched in the late 1850s. ... The Irish Independents header consists of its name and a green harp The Irish Independent is Irelands best-selling broadsheet newspaper. ...

The final issue of the Irish and Evening Press' was on Thursday, May 25th, 1995. The newspapers closed over a bizarre industrial dispute over the sacking of the Group Finance Editor. It is generally acknowledged that the newspapers had not been in a healthy financial state for several years. A relaunch in 1988 of the Irish Press as a tabloid did not help matters.

The company, Irish Press plc, remains in existence. Its main activity is a shareholding in an Independent Local Radio franchise, Tipp FM.

In its hey-day, the Irish Press had a number of first rate reporters and columnists. One notable section was titled 'New Irish Writings', which was edited by David Marcus. In the real world, David Marcus was an editor based in Ireland in the second half of the 20th century. ...