''The Nationalist'' is an Irish regional newspaper, published each Tuesday in

Carlow Carlow ( ; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, it had a population of 27,351, the List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland, ...

. It has three comprehensive sections, containing news, sport and 'living' articles.

History

The first edition of ''The Nationalist and Leinster Times'' was published on Browne Street,

in 1883. It later moved to 58 Dublin Street and then to its offices Tullow Street, which the newspaper occupied until December 2005. Between the demise of '' The Carlow Sentinel'' in 1921 and the start of '' The Carlow People'' in 1996, ''The Nationalist'' was Carlow's sole regional newspaper. During the construction of the newspaper's new offices they used a space formerly occupied by a gym in Carlow Shopping Centre. ''The Nationalist'' moved into its new premises at Hanover House, Hanover, Carlow town, in early 2007. 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 December 2017, a sale was agreed to ''

The Irish Times ''The Irish Times'' is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication. It was launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Ruadhán Mac Cormaic. It is published every day except Sundays. ''The Irish Times'' is Ireland's leading n ...

'' pending regulatory approval. In July 2018, the sale of the title to ''The Irish Times'' was complete. Its current editor is Conal O'Boyle.

Current features

News

* Around Carlow Town by Elizabeth Lee * East-West Link by Suzanne Pender * Godfrey's Gospel by Michael Godfrey * Looking South by Michael Tracy * Times Past by Frank White

Sport

* Carlow GAA Scene *

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column on soccer * Where are they now by Kieran Murphy * Racing * Tee to Green * Reports and features on the Carlow and District Football League

Living

* Top of the Class, The Nationalist schools' page * The Box Office, The Nationalist guide to arts and entertainment * Night Town, all the latest social pictures

Sister publications

The paper has regional variations, ''The

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Nationalist'', and ''The

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Nationalist''.

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