Derry Journal Newspapers (formerly Local Press Ltd) is owned by

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. Derry Journal Newspapers owns 4 local newspapers in

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. The 4 titles are the ''

Derry Journal The ''Derry Journal'' is a newspaper based in Derry, Northern Ireland, serving Derry as well as County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. It is operated by National World. The paper is published on Tuesday and Friday and is a sister paper of ...

'', the '' Sunday Journal'', ''City News'' (free title) and ''Foyle News'' (free title). The company is based on the corner of Pennyburn Pass and Duncreggan Road,

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History

In 1772, ''

'' was launched and remained the sole title until the 1990s. In the 1990s, the ''Derry Journal'' began to expand its stable of papers with the launch of the freesheet ''Journal Extra '' in 1992 (''City News'' from February 2001) and in 1995 acquired the '' Donegal People’s Press'' and the ''

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'', the biggest paper in neighbouring County Donegal. In 1998, the group was purchased by Mirror Group Newspapers (which became ''

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'' a year later) from the McCarroll family who had owned the paper since 1925, for £18.25 million. In October 2000, a second freesheet was launched in

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, County Donegal called the ''

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'' (renamed '' Letterkenny People'' in September 2005) and a third was launched in May 2001 called ''Foyle News ''. In 2004, several new papers were launched, with the '' Sunday Journal incorporating Donegal on Sunday'' and as well as Monday edition of the ''Journal'' called ''Derry on Monday''. The papers has different levels of success, the Sunday publication was and continues to be the only local paper published on a Sunday; however ''Derry on Monday'' was axed just two years later due to poor circulation figures and was replaced by an expanded ''City News''. In January 2004, Local Press Ltd, a holding company of investment firm 3i purchased the Derry Journal Group as well as the '' News Letter'', a leading Northern Irish daily, from ''

''. In November 2005, Local Press was then purchased by Johston Press for a reported £65m. In 2014, Johnson Presss Republic of Ireland titles were sold to

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. In November 2018,

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went into administration.

purchased the group. In addition to Derry Journal Newspapers,

own several other local titles across Northern Ireland through the holding company

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Current titles

The titles are no longer audited by the ABC for circulation.

References

External links

''Derry Journal''

Johnston Press
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