''The Dubliner'' was a city magazine based in and centred on

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, Ireland. It ceased publication in January 2012, eleven years to the day after the first edition in January 2001. ''The Dubliner'' was originally published by Dubliner Media Limited, and came out ten times per year. Contents included human-interest stories, reporting, opinion, political and social commentary, and essays on

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. It also included reviews of restaurants, books, music, comedy, theatre, cinema and art. The magazine was bought by the VIP Magazine Group in December 2008. In March 2010, it was transformed into a weekly magazine distributed with the Thursday edition of the ''

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'' described The Dubliner as "a fantastic publication" - but according to White it was "an instant failure", and within a few months it was close to bankruptcy. He struggled to keep the magazine afloat for eight years" before selling ''The Dubliner'' — and the associated restaurants guide — to magazine publisher Michael O'Doherty in November 2008. Shortly afterwards, O'Doherty explained, "The Dubliner is a magazine I've long admired. Launched nine years ago, shortly after VIP, it has a compact but loyal readership, and a reputation for top-class writing. Sure, it has featured the occasional 10-page yawn-fest about Aosdána, but now that I own the business, I can replace that with pictures of Twink." In 2006, The Dubliner libelled Elin Nordegren, Tiger Wood's ex-wife, and printed nude photographs purporting to be of Nordegren. Nordegren sued the magazine, of which White was the publisher, in a Dublin court and won substantial damages.

Regular features

"Capital Life" was a guide to Dublin music, theatre, food, drink, film, art, and comedy that appeared each week. Contributors included

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, Maia Dunphy,

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, Brendan O'Connor,

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. Jean Butler,

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, Domini Kemp, Paul Howard, John Stephenson, John Ryan, Gerry Stembridge,

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, and

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Dubliner of the Year Award

The 'Dubliner of the Year Award' was given to a person from Dublin each year by the magazine.. List of winners

Related events

''Old City, New Dreams'', was an annual event organised by the magazine featuring comedy, fashion, food and debates. The 2008 event took place in Dublin's Dundrum Town Shopping Centre. Speakers included Senator David Norris, newspaper columnist

Ian O'Doherty Ian O'Doherty (born November 1971) is an opinion columnist. He works for the '' Irish Independent'', where the Press Ombudsman had upheld criticism of several of his articles. He previously worked for the ''Evening Herald'' and '' Hot Press''. ...

, author Paul Howard and restaurateur Kevin Thornton. In 2008 ''The Dubliner'' awarded the inaugural Dubliner of the Year Award to Irish rugby captain and former Lions captain Brian O'Driscoll.

Staff

Martha Connolly was the last editor of the magazine; previous editors included Emily Hourican, Eoin Higgins, Nicola Reddy and founding publisher Trevor White. Paul Trainer was publishing manager, then managing editor of the magazine and ''The Dubliner 100 Best Restaurants'' book. White reports the magazine's operation in ''The Dubliner Diaries.''

References

External links

''The Dubliner'' Home Page
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