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The 24 November 2005 front page of
The Irish Times
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet

Owner Irish Times Trust
Editor Geraldine Kennedy
Founded 29 March 1859
(shortlived existence 1823-1825)
Political allegiance Liberal
Headquarters 24-28 Tara Street, Dublin.

Website: www.ireland.com

The Irish Times is Ireland's "newspaper of record", launched in the late 1850s. The current editor is Geraldine Kennedy, who succeeded Conor Brady in 2002. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... The Irish Times Trust was established in 1974 to purchase The Irish Times Limited. ... Image File history File links The logo of The Irish Times. ... is the 328th day of the year (329th 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. ... Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ... The Irish Times Trust was established in 1974 to purchase The Irish Times Limited. ... Geraldine Kennedy became the first female editor of The Irish Times upon the departure of Conor Brady in 2002. ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Look up liberal on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Liberal may refer to: Politics: Liberalism American liberalism, a political trend in the USA Political progressivism, a political ideology that is for change, often associated with liberal movements Liberty, the condition of being free from control or restrictions Liberal Party, members of... Dublin city centre at night WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ... // A newspaper of record is a colloquial term that generally refers to a newspaper that meets at least one of two criteria: high standards of journalism, the articles of which establish a definitive record of current events, for use by future scholars, and/or compliance with the legal requirements necessary... // Production of steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman fractionates petroleum by distillation for the first time First transatlantic telegraph cable laid First safety elevator installed by Elisha Otis Railroads begin to supplant canals in the United States as a primary means of transporting goods. ... Geraldine Kennedy became the first female editor of The Irish Times upon the departure of Conor Brady in 2002. ... Conor Brady served as the editor of The Irish Times for 16 years between 1986 and 2002. ...


The paper is generally perceived as liberal and neutral on Irish unity, in contrast to the Irish Independent, which is perceived as populist and economically right wing. Look up liberal on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Liberal may refer to: Politics: Liberalism American liberalism, a political trend in the USA Political progressivism, a political ideology that is for change, often associated with liberal movements Liberty, the condition of being free from control or restrictions Liberal Party, members of... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Irish Independent is Irelands best-selling daily newspaper. ...


Though formed as a Protestant Irish nationalist paper, within two decades, and under new owners, it had become the voice of Irish unionists who wanted Ireland to remain a full part of Britain. In the early twentieth century, as the Irish Free State seceded from the United Kingdom and later also the Commonwealth, the paper changed its identity, becoming a more radical voice in the Irish media. In the context of Irish politics, Unionists are people in Northern Ireland, who wish to see the continuation of the Act of Union 1800, as amended by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, under which Northern Ireland, created in that latter Act, remains part of the United Kingdom of Great... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s The 20th century lasted from 1901 to 2000 in the Gregorian calendar (often from (1900 to 1999 in common usage). ... Territory of the Irish Free State Capital Dublin Language(s) Irish, English Government Constitutional monarchy Monarch  - 1922–1936 George V  - 1936–1936 George VI President of the Executive Council  - 1922–1932 W.T. Cosgrave  - 1932–1937 Eamon de Valera Legislature Oireachtas  - Upper house Seanad Éireann  - Lower house Dáil Éireann... The Commonwealth of Nations as of 2006 Headquarters Marlborough House, London, UK Official languages English Membership 53 sovereign states Leaders  -  Queen Elizabeth II  -  Secretary-General Don McKinnon (since 1 April 2000) Establishment  -  Balfour Declaration 18 November 1926   -  Statute of Westminster 11 December 1931   -  London Declaration 28 April 1949  Area  -  Total...


Today, its most prominent columnists include writer and arts commentator Fintan O'Toole, the satirist Miriam Lord and former taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Garret FitzGerald. Senior international figures, including Tony Blair, Bill Clinton and others have written for its 'Op-Ed' (Opinion and Editorial) page. Its most prominent columns include Drapier (an anonymous column produced weekly by a politician, giving the 'insider' view of politics), "An Irishman's Diary" (previously penned by the controversial commentator, Kevin Myers, until his move to the rival Irish Independent, and now written by Frank McNally), and Rite and Reason, its weekly religious column, edited by Patsy McGarry, its Religious Affairs Editor. On the sports pages, Tom Humphries' Locker Room column recently led to a book. Fintan OToole (b. ... List of satirists below - writers, cartoonists and others known for their involvement in satire - humourous social criticism. ... The Taoiseach (IPA: or ) — plural: Taoisigh ( or ), also referred to as An Taoiseach[1], is the head of government of Ireland or prime minister. ... Garret FitzGerald (Irish: ; born February 9, 1926) was the seventh Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, serving two terms in office; July 1981 to February 1982, and December 1982 to March 1987. ... For other people of the same name, see Tony Blair (disambiguation) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born May 6, 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the Labour Party, and Member of Parliament for the constituency... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... Kevin Myers (born Leicester, 30 March 1947) is an Irish journalist and commentator. ... The Irish Independent is Irelands best-selling daily newspaper. ... Rite and Reason is the weekly religious column in The Irish Times newspaper. ... Patsy McGarry is the Religious Affairs correspondence of The Irish Times in the Republic of Ireland. ... Tom Humphries is a sports journalist who writes for The Irish Times. ...


One of its most famous columns was the biting and humorous Cruiskeen Lawn satire column written by Myles na gCopaleen, the pen name of Brian O'Nolan (Brian Ó Nualláin) who also wrote books using the name Flann O'Brien. Cruiskeen Lawn is an anglicized spelling of the Irish words cruiscín lán, meaning 'the full little jug'. Cruiskeen Lawn first appeared in the early 1940s and continued almost daily for over twenty five years. Myles na gCopaleen (or Myles na Gopaleen) was the pseudonym used for his journalism by Brian ONolan, who also wrote novels under the name Flann OBrien. ... Flann OBrien (October 5, 1911, Strabane, County Tyrone Ireland – April 1, 1966 Dublin) is a pseudonym of the twentieth century Irish novelist and satirist Brian ONolan (in Irish Brian Ó Nuallain), best known for his novels An Béal Bocht, At Swim-Two-Birds and The Third Policeman. ...


It is also the Irish newspaper with the most bureaux abroad; it has had full time correspondents in Washington, Moscow, Beijing, London, Central and South America, Africa and other parts of the world. Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... Beijing (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: BÄ›ijÄ«ng; Wade-Giles: Peiching or Pei-ching; IPA: ; literally Northern capital;  ), a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Central America (disambiguation). ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...


According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it had a daily circulation of 117,370 during the second six months of 2005. A newspapers circulation is the number of copies it distributes on an average day. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Contents

Historical background

The first appearance of a newspaper using the name The Irish Times occurred in 1823 but it closed in 1825. The title was revived as a thrice weekly publication by Major Lawrence E. Knox, with the first edition being published on 29 March 1859. It was originally founded as a moderate Protestant Irish nationalist newspaper, reflecting the politics of Knox, who stood unsuccessfully as a parliamentary candidate for Isaac Butt's Home Rule League. Its headquarters were at 4 Lower Abbey Street in Dublin. Opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway 1825 (MDCCCXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Major Lawrence E. Knox was a British Army officer. ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Isaac Butt (September 6, 1813 - May 5, 1879) was the founder and first leader of a number of parties and organisations, including the Irish Metropolitan Conservative Society in 1836, the Home Government Association in 1870 and in 1874 the Home Rule League, subsequently known as the Irish Parliamentary Party. ... The Home Rule League, sometimes called the Home Rule Party, was a nineteenth and early twentieth century Irish political party which campaigned for home rule for the island of Ireland. ...


After Knox's death in 1873 the paper was sold to the widow of Sir John Arnott, MP, a former Lord Mayor of Cork and owner of Arnotts, one of Dublin's major Department stores. The sale, for £35,000, led to two major changes. Its headquarters was shifted to 31 Westmoreland Street. It remained in buildings on or near that site until 2005. Its politics also shifted dramatically, becoming predominantly Protestant and Unionist. The paper famously called for the execution of the leaders of the failed 1916 Easter Rising [1]. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... The Lord Mayor of Cork is the symbolic head of the local government in the city of Cork in the Republic of Ireland. ... Logo of Arnotts department store in Ireland Arnotts is an Australian biscuit company famous for, among others, the Tim Tam. ... Dublin city centre at night WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ... The interior of a typical Macys department store. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the Irish context, Unionists form a group of largely (though not exclusively) Protestant people in Ireland, of all social classes, who wish to see the continuation of the Act of Union, as amended by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, under which the Northern Ireland provincial state created in... 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. ...


Though the paper became a publicly listed company in 1900, the family continued to hold a majority shareholding until the 1960s (even after the family lost control, the great-grandson of the original purchaser was the paper's London editor). The last member of the Arnott family to sit on the paper's board was Sir Lauriston Arnott, who died in 1958.


Today, the newspaper is not owned by shareholders, but rather overseen by the Irish Times Trust. The Trust was created in 1974 as a guarantor of editorial independence, to prevent takeover by private individuals, and to guard against commercial pressures. The Irish Times is the only newspaper in Ireland, and one of only a few worldwide, to be protected in this way.


According to the Trust's memorandum of association, the purpose of the body is to "publish The Irish Times as an independent newspaper primarily concerned with serious issues for the benefit of the community throughout the whole of Ireland free from any form of personal or of party political, commercial, religious or other sectional control."


The Irish Times faced considerable financial difficulty in 2002 when a downturn in advertising revenue coincided with a decision to invest its reserves in the building of a new printing plant; it laid off a large number of its journalists and underwent major restructuring. Some of its external bureaux were closed, while it also ceased publishing 'colour' pages specifically devoted to covering local Irish regions, with regional coverage now merged with news. The reorganisation appears to have had the desired effect; after posting losses of almost €3 million in 2002, the paper returned to profit in 2003. This does not cite any references or sources. ...


In 1895, the paper moved from its original offices on Middle Abbey Street (the street that was until late 2004 the home of the Irish Independent) to D'Olier Street in the south city centre. "D'Olier Street" became a synonym for "The Irish Times", which in turn is personified as "The Old Lady of D'Olier Street". In October 2006, the paper relocated from its historical home of D'Olier Street in Dublin city centre to a new building in Tara Street, only two hundred metres away. The Irish Independent is Irelands best-selling daily newspaper. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

The Irish Times Building, on Tara Street

In May 2005, the paper launched a new international edition, which is available in London and southeast England at the same time as other daily newspapers. (Previously, copies of the Irish edition were flown from Dublin to major cities in Britain on passenger flights, arriving around lunchtime.) The new edition is printed at the Newsfax plant in Hackney, and uses the Financial Times distribution network. [1] Image File history File links Dsc00019. ... Image File history File links Dsc00019. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The London Borough of Hackney is a London Borough in the east end of London and part of inner London. ... The Financial Times (FT) is an international business newspaper printed on distinctive salmon pink broadsheet paper. ...


The company has diversified out of its original Irish Times title as a source of revenue. This process has seen the company, Irish Times Ltd., take a majority share in the Gazette Group Newspapers a local newspaper group publishing three local newspapers in West Dublin for €5 mn. This path of diversification has also seen the Irish Times acquire MyHome.ie, the second-largest property internet portal in Ireland, for €50 mn, seen as an insurance policy against the loss of traditional classified property advertising revenues. West Dublin is a vague geographic term that refers to Blanchardstown and possibly Lucan and Clondalkin. ...


The company acquired the domain name Ireland.com in the mid 1990s and uses it to publish its online edition. Initially free, charges and registration for access to much of the content were introduced in the early 2000s. The term domain name has multiple related meanings: A name that identifies a computer or computers on the internet. ...


Content

Circulation & Readership of
Circulation 117,370
Readership 335,000 (10.3% of market)
Dates Jan—June 2005
Source National Newspapers of Ireland survey

The paper follows the same standard layout every day. The front page contains one main picture and three main news stories, with the left-hand column, NewsDigest, providing a 'teaser' of some of the stories inside the HomeNews, WorldNews, Sport and BusinessToday sections as well as some other information such as Lotto numbers, weather forecast, etc. Image File history File links The logo of The Irish Times. ...


Inside, it usually contains eight to twelve pages of Irish news, called HomeNews, which covers the whole island of Ireland (ie. the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland). It regularly devotes several pages to important stories such as the publication of government reports, the Budget, major courts cases, etc.


WorldNews contains three or four pages of world news from its correspondents abroad and also from the wires and news services such as Reuters, the Guardian Service and the Associated Press. The Irish Times has correspondents in London, Paris, Brussels, Strasbourg, Rome, Berlin, Moscow, Prague, Tokyo, Nairobi, Pretoria, Washington, New York, Beijing and São Paulo.


The Irish Times publishes its residential property supplement every Thursday, this being the main printed residential property listing for the Dublin area. This section can also be found online in searchable database format. The motors and jobs supplements are published on Wednesday and Friday respectively, and can be found online at the nicemove.ie Cars and Jobs subsites. The nicemove.ie website was launched in 2004.


On Fridays, The Irish Times publishes a Business supplement, and an entertainment supplement, The Ticket, with movie, music and theatre reviews, interviews, articles, and listings. It is edited by Conor Goodman (who took over from the supplement's founding editor, Hugh Linehan, in early 2007) and features movie writers Michael Dwyer and Donald Clarke and music writers Jim Carroll, Brian Boyd, Tony Clayton-Lea and others. It was first published in November 2000. “Moving picture” redirects here. ... // Music is an art form consisting of sound and silence expressed through time. ... Michael Dwyer (1772-1825) was a United Irish leader in the 1798 rising and later fought a guerilla campaign against the British army in the Wicklow Mountains from 1798-1803. ... Donald Clarke is a writer on film, literature, and art, who writes for The Irish Times. ... Jim Carroll Seattle, WA (September 2000) Photo by Eric Thompson Jim Carroll (born August 1, 1950 in New York City) is an author, poet, autobiographer, and punk musician. ... Brian Boyd is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of English at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. ...


The Irish Times previously sponsored a stage at the Oxegen festival under the name of The Ticket Stage, on which relatively well known, but not necessarily mainstream acts played. The name was chosen with regard to the Friday entertainment supplement of the paper. As of 2006, the stage has gone by the name "NME Stage" as a result of sponsorship from the British music magazine NME. Oxegen is an annual music festival, the first of which occurred in 2004, sponsored by Heineken. ... Not to be confused with the Canadian music magazine Music Express The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music magazine in the United Kingdom which has been published weekly since March 1952. ...


On Saturdays it publishes a Weekend section, rounding-up the week's news and featuring highly-regarded book reviews. It also has a Magazine supplement, which was launched in 2000.


There are two crosswords in The Irish Times, the Simplex and the Crosaire. Finishing the cryptic crossword is generally acknowledged to be fairly difficult. A crossword is a word puzzle that normally takes the form of a square grid of black and white squares. ... The Crosaire Crossword is one of the crossword puzzles contained in The Irish Times, the other being the Simplex crossword. ...


In 2005, the newspaper added three Sudoku puzzles to each issue. This article is about the logic puzzle. ...


The Letters page is famous as a forum for debate on any number of topics. Its online breaking news polls also feature debate between right and left wing opponents and the bemused few caught in the crossfire. Both sides are unrepentant, unforgiving, accusing and countemptuous of each other which makes for highly amusing, if a little bit personal, reading.


The Irish Times features the political cartoons of Martyn Turner. The business section has a satirical illustration by David Rooney every Friday. Martyn Turner (1948-) is an English-born political cartoonist, caricaturist and writer. ...


M3 Motorway Controversy

The paper has been on the receiving end of veiled criticism from Kells Chamber of Commerce and the NRA in December 2004 who both publicly accused the general media of unbalanced reporting in a Meath Chronicle article and in a full page counter argument advertisement respectively. An article search for "M3 Motorway" at Ireland.com returns 327 references showing The Irish Times to be one the most negative sections of the media regarding the route of the M3 motorway in County Meath. Of the 327 results the vast majority of these are opinion pieces and articles critical of the planned road. The N3 road is a National Primary Route in the Republic of Ireland, running between Dublin, Cavan Town and the border with County Fermanagh. ...


The paper has included satirical sketches and editorials (A Wrong Road) against the M3 and in the 8 publishing days from December 28th 2006 to January 6th 2007 ran stories referencing the Save Tara "anti-M3" campaign on 5 of those 8 days.


However, in contrast to the criticism, an independent opinion poll by Red C Market Research for the Sunday Business Post, carried out nationally, showed a big majority in favour of preserving the historical and cultural sancity of the Gabhra Valley by re-routing the motorway.


Both surveys were commissioned by groups with polar opposite views and agendas and so the impartiality of both in regard to what questions were asked is equally questionable, however it is important to note that the 2005 Meath bye-election went ahead at the height of the controversy. Its finding of 71% support for political parties supporting the current route of the motorway is unquestionable as transport was widely reported to be the key issue of the election at the door steps.


Columns

The modern Irish Times logo Social and Personal is one of the longest running columns in The Irish Times. ...

Editors

Conor Brady served as the editor of The Irish Times for 16 years between 1986 and 2002. ... Robert John Douglas Gageby (1918-2004) Education: Belfast Royal Academy and Trinity College, Dublin (read French and German). ... Geraldine Kennedy became the first female editor of The Irish Times upon the departure of Conor Brady in 2002. ...

Notable Contributors (past and present)

Garret FitzGerald (Irish: ; born February 9, 1926) was the seventh Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, serving two terms in office; July 1981 to February 1982, and December 1982 to March 1987. ... Kevin Myers (born Leicester, 30 March 1947) is an Irish journalist and commentator. ... Myles na gCopaleen (or Myles na Gopaleen) was the pseudonym used for his journalism by Brian ONolan, who also wrote novels under the name Flann OBrien. ... Conor OClery is the North America correspondent for The Irish Times, a national newspaper in the Republic of Ireland. ... Fintan OToole (b. ... Arthur Quinlan is a print journalist for the Irish Times, formerly based at Shannon Airport. ... Martyn Turner (1948-) is an English-born political cartoonist, caricaturist and writer. ... John Waters (born Castlerea, Co. ... Vincent Browne is one of Irelands best-known and most controversial print and broadcast journalists. ... The Irish Times Paris correspondent for many years, Lara Marowe is a respected and experienced journalist in her own right. ...

See also

The following page lists Irish companies or subsidiaries according to their sector. ...

References

  1. ^ Sir John Maxwell's PositionIrish Times editorial, 10 May 1916 (from the BBC History website)

is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ...

External links

  • The Irish Times (pay subscription required for most sections).
  • The Irish Times' Crosswords

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