regional newspaper
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports, art, ...
based in
County Cork
County Cork () is the largest and the southernmost Counties of Ireland, county of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, named after the city of Cork (city), Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster ...
. It is part of the Corkman Group and owned by
Independent News and Media
Mediahuis Ireland (formerly Independent News and Media, or INM) is a Belgian/Dutch-owned media organisation that is based in Dublin and publishes national daily newspapers, Sunday newspapers, regional newspapers and operates multiple websites in ...
. The paper, based in Mallow, was primarily a North Cork newspaper. As of 2009, ''The Corkman'' was published in three editions, covering North Cork,
Muskerry
Muskerry () is a central region of County Cork, Ireland which incorporates the baronies of Muskerry West
According to the
Audit Bureau of Circulations An Audit Bureau of Circulations is a private organization that provides industry-agreed standards for media brand measurement of print publications and other media outlets in a given country. The International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulat ...
, it had an average circulation of 8,186 for the period ending June 2005.
History
''The Corkman'' was first published in the 1950s. Originally released as a Cork-focused edition of ''
The Kerryman
''The Kerryman'' is a weekly local newspaper published in County Kerry in Ireland by Independent News & Media who are a subsidiary of Mediahuis. The newspaper was founded in 1904 by Maurice Griffin and cousins Thomas and Daniel Nolan. Independe ...
'', it was published as an independent title from April 1966. During the 1960s its correspondents included Jeremiah Cronin, who left the newspaper following his election to
Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann ( ; , ) is the lower house and principal chamber of the Oireachtas, which also includes the president of Ireland and a senate called Seanad Éireann.Article 15.1.2° of the Constitution of Ireland reads: "The Oireachtas shall co ...
. Based in The Spa area of Mallow, the organisation's offices reportedly had one of the "highest radon levels ever found in Ireland" in 2007.
Originally published as a
broadsheet
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title, it changed to a "compact" format in 2009.
As of 2006, the newspaper's editor was Brendan Malone. Kevin Hughes was appointed editor of ''The Corkman'' and ''The Kerryman'' in 2015.