The ''Enniscorthy Echo'' was a local newspaper published once per week (every Wednesday) in

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. It was published in colour.

History

The newspaper was first published in 1902 from offices at Abbey Square,

Enniscorthy Enniscorthy () is the second-largest town in County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is located on the picturesque River Slaney and in close proximity to the Blackstairs Mountains and Ireland's longest beach, Curracloe. The Plac ...

, County Wexford. It was founded by William Sears and Sir Thomas Esmonde. In 1908 it moved its offices to Mill Park Road, Enniscorthy. In March 2008, the newspaper moved to new offices - located at Slaney Place, Enniscorthy. The newspaper was part of the

Thomas Crosbie Holdings Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH) was a family-owned media and publishing group based in Cork, Ireland. Its largest publication was once the ''Irish Examiner'', the third largest daily broadsheet newspaper in the Republic of Ireland. History and rec ...

group.

went into receivership in March 2013. The newspaper was acquired by

Landmark Media Investments Landmark Media Investments was a media holding company owned by Tom Crosbie and his father Ted Crosbie with Irish newspaper, radio and digital investments. Their ownership was via Rinvery Ltd. Landmark Media Investments was established in Februa ...

. In June 2017, a liquidator was appointed to the Wexford Echo Limited. The liquidator will keep the publications going while they seek a buyer.

Content

The newspaper contained stories relating primarily to Enniscorthy town and its surrounding area, as well as stories relating to County Wexford. It also contained a large number of photographs, which were published in colour. It had a sports section. It also published court reports. Advertisements took up much of the back section of the paper.Wednesday 21 May 2008, ''Enniscorthy Echo''.

References

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