Alpha Newspaper Group is a

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, primarily involved in

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publishing and radio broadcasting, in

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. The company's headquarters are in

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near

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Ownership

The group is partly owned, and chaired, by businessman and retired

Ulster Unionist The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) is a unionist political party in Northern Ireland. The party was founded in 1905, emerging from the Irish Unionist Alliance in Ulster. Under Edward Carson, it led unionist opposition to the Irish Home Rule movem ...

politician

Lord Kilclooney John David Taylor, Baron Kilclooney, PC (NI) (born 24 December 1937) is a Crossbench life peer from Northern Ireland, who has sat in the House of Lords since 2001. He previously served as the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) Member of Parliamen ...

, formerly known as John Taylor. Alpha Newspaper Group previously owned two newspapers in County Offaly (Tullamore and Midland Tribune) in the

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. In April 2019, Alpha Newspapers sold these titles to

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subject to regulatory approval.

Titles published

Northern Ireland

Newspapers

* '' Ballyclare Gazette'' * ''Ballymena Guardian'' * ''

Carrickfergus Advertiser The ''Carrickfergus Advertiser'' was a weekly newspaper in the east Antrim town of Carrickfergus. History and profile It was owned by the Alpha Newspaper Group, which is partly owned by former UUP MP John Taylor. The East Antrim Gazette Serie ...

'' * ''

Larne Gazette The ''Larne Gazette'' was a newspaper based in Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was published by the Alpha Newspaper Group. Sources * http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/n-ireland/larne-gazette/ Newspapers established in 1994 Publicati ...

'' * ''Northern Constitution'' * ''The Outlook'' * '' Strabane Weekly News and Donegal Reporter'' * ''

Tyrone Constitution ''The Tyrone Constitution'' is a newspaper based in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is published by the Alpha Newspaper Group Alpha Newspaper Group is a media group, primarily involved in local newspaper publishing and radio broad ...

'' * ''

Tyrone Courier The ''Dungannon News and Tyrone Courier'' is a weekly newspaper based in Dungannon, County Tyrone, with an office in Cookstown Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label=Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a ...

'' * ''

Ulster Gazette ''The Ulster Gazette'', also known as the ''Ulster Gazette and Armagh Standard'' is a newspaper based in Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is published by the Alpha Newspaper Group Alpha Newspaper Group is a media group, primarily involved in loca ...

'' * ''

Coleraine Chronicle The ''Coleraine Chronicle'' is a newspaper in Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1844. In 1934, it incorporated the '' Ballymoney Free Press''. References {{Reflist External linksThe Coleraine Chronicle is 175 years old 17 April 2019Official w ...

'' * ''Ballymena Chronicle'' * ''Ballycastle Chronicle'' * ''Limavady Chronicle'' * ''Antrim Guardian'' * ''

Newry Democrat The ''Newry Democrat'' is a full colour newspaper serving Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland. It was published by Thomas Crosbie Holdings and in 2010 was acquired by the Alpha Newspaper Group, owned by John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney John ...

'' * The Ulster Unionist News

Radio stations

Alpha Newspapers, ''

The Irish News ''The Irish News'' is a compact daily newspaper based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's largest selling morning newspaper and is available throughout Ireland. It is broadly Irish nationalist in its viewpoint, though it al ...

'' and

River Media River Media was an Irish media group that was founded in 2005. It operated local newspapers and local news websites in County Donegal, County Londonderry and County Kildare. River Media was based in Letterkenny, County Donegal, but it also had ...

are part of the consortium

Northern Media Group {{unreferenced, date=September 2018 The Northern Media Group is a local radio group in Northern Ireland, owning six stations. The company was formed from a consortium which included ''The Irish News'', River Media and the Alpha Newspaper Group and ...

, which operates six radio stations in Northern Ireland: *

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Former Republic of Ireland

* ''Midland Tribune'' (Acquired from Midlands Tribune, sold to

) * ''Tullamore Tribune'' (Acquired from Midlands Tribune, sold to

) * Roscommon Champion (Closed) * Longford News (closed) * Athlone Voice (closed)

References

External links

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