The ''Southside People'' is a free
newspaper
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for the southside of
Dublin
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...
, part of the
Dublin People group of free newspapers distributed to homes in Dublin and available in supermarkets and convenience stores throughout the city. It closed in May 2020 but reopened under new management later that year.
History
During the mid-1990s the Dublin People acquired the ''South News'' title, which was converted to ''Southside People''. Its editor was Neil Fetherstone, a former ''
Northside People'' (east) journalist. Jamie Deasy was the paper's main journalist.
In May 2020, following the
COVID-19 pandemic
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's arrival in
Ireland
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, North Dublin Publications Ltd—partially owned by Celtic Media Group and publisher of the Dublin
freesheet
Free newspapers are distributed Gratis versus libre, free of charge, often in central places in cities and towns, on public transport, with other newspapers, or separately door-to-door. The revenues of such newspapers are based on advertising. T ...
s, the ''Northside People'' and the ''Southside People''—told its employees it would be shutting both papers and that it wished to have a
liquidator appointed.
In July 2020, Evad IT Solutions acquired the group out of liquidation.
See also
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The Southside of Dublin
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Northside People''
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List of newspapers in Ireland
Below is a list of newspapers published in Ireland.
National titles – currently published – English language
Daily national newspapers
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Sunday national newspapers
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Regional titles – currently published – English language
Carlow
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References
External links
The Dublin People Group
Mass media in Dublin (city)
Newspapers published in the Republic of Ireland
2020 disestablishments in Ireland
2020 establishments in Ireland
Publications disestablished in 2020
Newspapers established in 2020
News Corporation subsidiaries
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