The ''Sunday Journal'' is a local newspaper published in
Derry
Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ...
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Northern Ireland that was launched in March 2004 as part of the
Derry Journal newspaper group. The paper is the only local paper on the island of Ireland to be published on a Sunday, with a current circulation of 2,568.
Although an edition of the paper is sold in County Donegal, the Derry edition of the ''Sunday Journal'' is still popular on the
Inishowen Peninsula and northeast Donegal. The paper is a sister publication of the bi-weekly ''Derry Journal'' and ''
Donegal Democrat
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Donegal People's Press'' in the
Republic
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, through the
Derry Journal Newspapers holding company, part of
Johnston Press
Johnston Press plc was a multimedia company founded in Falkirk, Scotland, in 1767. Its flagship titles included UK-national newspaper the '' i'', ''The Scotsman'', the ''Yorkshire Post'', the ''Falkirk Herald'', and Belfast's ''The News Letter'' ...
. The paper continues the mild nationalist editorial policy of the ''Derry Journal''.
The paper is staffed by Derry born journalist, Andrew Quinn, and Donegal born journalist Ellen Barr.
References
Derry Journal Newspapers
Mass media in County Donegal
Mass media in Derry (city)
Newspapers published in Northern Ireland
Newspapers published by Johnston Press
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