The ''Finn Valley Post'' is a local newspaper in
County Donegal
County Donegal ( ; ga, Contae DhĂșn na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconn ...
, Ireland, based in the town of
Ballybofey
Ballybofey ( , ; ) is a town located on the south bank of the River Finn, County Donegal, Ireland. Together with the smaller town of Stranorlar on the north side of the River Finn, the towns form the Twin Towns of Ballybofey-Stranorlar. B ...
. The paper was first published on 18 July 2007 by the
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 ...
group, which produced other local titles such as the ''
Donegal Post
The ''Donegal Post'' is a local weekly regional newspaper published in County Donegal, Ireland. When the paper was first launched by River Media in June 2006, it served the area of south County Donegal, west County Fermanagh, north County Leitri ...
'' and ''
Letterkenny Post''. The paper covers much of east and central County Donegal, including
Ballybofey
Ballybofey ( , ; ) is a town located on the south bank of the River Finn, County Donegal, Ireland. Together with the smaller town of Stranorlar on the north side of the River Finn, the towns form the Twin Towns of Ballybofey-Stranorlar. B ...
,
Stranorlar
Stranorlar () is a town, townland and civil parish in the Finn Valley of County Donegal, in Ireland. Stranorlar and Ballybofey (located on the other side of the River Finn) form ''the Twin Towns''.
Transport
The town is located at the junctio ...
,
Raphoe
Raphoe ( ; ) is a historical village in County Donegal, Ireland. It is the main town in the fertile district of East Donegal known as the Laggan, as well as giving its name to the Barony of Raphoe, which was later divided into the baronies of R ...
and
Lifford
Lifford (, historically anglicised as ''Liffer'') is the county town of County Donegal, Ireland, the administrative centre of the county and the seat of Donegal County Council, although the town of Letterkenny is often mistaken as holding thi ...
.
In November 2018,
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 ...
sold the title to
Iconic Newspapers
Iconic Newspapers is an Irish newspaper company that publishes over 20 regional newspapers. Iconic Newspapers are owned by Mediaforce who are majority owned by Malcolm Denmark. Iconic Newspapers hold their newspaper assets in a subsidiary called F ...
.
The publication's name comes from the
River Finn which flows through the area.
2007 establishments in Ireland
Ballybofey
Mass media in County Donegal
Newspapers published in the Republic of Ireland
Publications established in 2007
Weekly newspapers published in Ireland
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