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Derry Journal Newspapers - Wikipedia

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55°00′44″N 7°19′06″W / 55.01212°N 7.3183°W / 55.01212; -7.3183 Derry Journal Newspapers (formerly Local Press Ltd) is owned by JPIMedia. Derry Journal Newspapers owns 4 local newspapers in Northern Ireland. The 4 titles are the Derry Journal, 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, Derry.

History

In 1772, Derry Journal 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 Donegal Democrat, the biggest paper in neighbouring County Donegal.

In 1998, the group was purchased by Mirror Group Newspapers (which became Trinity Mirror a year later) from the McCarroll family who had owned the paper since 1925, for £18.25 million.^[1]

In October 2000, a second freesheet was launched in Letterkenny, County Donegal called the Letterkenny Listener (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 Trinity Mirror.

In November 2005, Local Press was then purchased by Johston Press for a reported £65m.^[2]

In 2014, Johnson Press's Republic of Ireland titles were sold to Iconic Newspapers.^[3]

In November 2018, Johnston Press went into administration.^[4] JPIMedia purchased the group.

In addition to Derry Journal Newspapers, JPIMedia own several other local titles across Northern Ireland through the holding company Johnston Publishing (NI).

Current titles

Name	Launched	Type
Derry Journal (Tuesday)	1772 (Tuesday edition restarted in 1958)	Tabloid
Derry Journal (Friday)	1772	Tabloid
Sunday Journal	2004	Tabloid
Foyle News	2001 (previously a freesheet)	Tabloid
City News (Thursday)	2001 (previously Journal Extra, launched in 1992)	Freesheet

The titles are no longer audited by the ABC for circulation.^[5]

References

^ "Sunday Business Post Archives". Archived from the original on 29 December 2004. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
^ Newspaper Society Database of Mergers Archived 2009-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Johnston Press sells its 14 titles in the Republic". The Irish Times. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
^ "Administration for i and Scotsman owner Johnston Press".
^ "Data - ABC | Audit Bureau of Circulations".

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v t e Irish newspapers owned by Johnston Press
Daily	News Letter
Local/Regional	Ballymena Times Ballymoney and Moyle Times Coleraine Times Derry Journal Dromore Leader Larne Times Londonderry Sentinel Longford Leader Lurgan Mail Mid-Ulster Mail Portadown Times Sunday Journal Tyrone Times Ulster Star
Freesheets	Belfast News
Holding companies	Derry Journal Newspapers Johnston Publishing (NI)

v t e Newspapers in Northern Ireland
Pan-regional	Belfast Telegraph Gaelic Life The Irish News The News Letter An Phoblacht Sunday Life
Regional	Andersonstown News Antrim Times Ballymena Times Ballymoney and Moyle Times Banbridge Chronicle Banbridge Leader Belfast News Carrick & East Antrim Times Coleraine Journal Coleraine Times Community Telegraph (Belfast) County Down Spectator Craigavon Echo Derry Journal Down Recorder Dromore Leader Dromore Star East Antrim Advertiser East Belfast Observer East Belfast Herald Farmweek Fermanagh Herald Foyle News The Impartial Reporter Larne Times Lisburn Echo Londonderry Sentinel Lurgan Mail Mid Ulster Echo Mid-Ulster Mail Mourne Observer Newry Democrat Newry Reporter Newtownabbey Times Newtownards Chronicle Newtownards Spectator North Belfast News North West Echo Northern Constitution The North West Telegraph The Outlook (Rathfriland) Portadown Times Roe Valley Sentinel South Belfast News Strabane Chronicle Sunday Journal (Derry) Tyrone Constitution Tyrone Courier Tyrone Times Ulster Gazette (Armagh) Ulster Herald (Omagh) Ulster Star (Lisburn)
Defunct	Armagh Observer Ballyclare Gazette Belfast Morning News Carrickfergus Advertiser Daily Ireland Down Democrat Larne Gazette Northern Whig Protestant Telegraph Ireland's Saturday Night Lá Ulsterman
Companies	Alpha Newspaper Group Derry Journal Newspapers Independent News & Media North West of Ireland Printing and Publishing Company
See also: Newspapers founded before 1921 • Newspapers in the Republic of Ireland

v t e Newspapers in the Republic of Ireland
Media of the Republic of Ireland
National	Business Post Gaelic Life The Herald Irish Daily Star Irish Examiner Irish Independent The Irish Catholic The Irish News The Irish Times The Sunday Times Sunday Independent Sunday World
Regional	The Anglo-Celt The Argus The Clare Champion Clare Courier Connacht Tribune The Connaught Telegraph The Corkman Derry Journal Derry People/Donegal News Donegal Democrat Donegal People's Press Donegal Post Drogheda Independent Drogheda Leader Dundalk Democrat The Echo (Cork) The Echo (Dublin) Finn Valley Post Finn Valley Voice Inish Times Inishowen Independent Kerry's Eye The Kerryman Kilkenny People Leinster Leader Leinster Express Leitrim Observer Liffey Champion Limerick Leader Longford Leader The Mayo News Meath Chronicle The Munster Express The Nationalist (Carlow) The Nationalist (Tipperary) The Nenagh Guardian New Ross Standard Offaly Express Offaly Independent The Sligo Champion Sligo Weekender The Southern Star Tipperary Star Tirconaill Tribune The Tuam Herald Waterford News & Star Western People Westmeath Examiner Westmeath Independent Wexford People
Political	The Irish Workers' Voice An Phoblacht The Socialist Socialist Voice
Freesheets	Cavan Echo Cork Independent Galway Advertiser Galway Independent Letterkenny People Letterkenny Post Limerick Post Northside People Southside People
Defunct	Aiséirí Amárach Anois The Clare People Cork Constitution Cork Free Press Daily Express Daily Ireland Daily Irish Independent Daily News Donegal on Sunday Donegal Times Dublin Evening Mail Enniscorthy Echo Evening Press Foinse An Gaedheal Herald AM Inniu Ireland on Sunday The Irish Press The Kilkenny Voice Leitrim Post Mayo Echo Metro Éireann Metro Herald Saol Sligo Post The Sunday Press Sunday Tribune
Companies	Celtic Media Group Derry Journal Newspapers Iconic Newspapers Independent News & Media Landmark Media Investments (formerly) North West of Ireland Printing and Publishing Company Sunrise Media Thomas Crosbie Holdings (formerly)
See also: Newspapers founded before 1937 • Northern Ireland newspapers (1921–present)

v t e Media in County Donegal
Print	Derry Journal Donegal Democrat Donegal News Donegal People's Press Donegal Post Donegal Times Donegal on Sunday Finn Valley Post Finn Valley Voice Inish Times Inishowen Independent Letterkenny People Letterkenny Post Strabane Weekly News and Donegal Reporter Sunday Journal Tirconaill Tribune
Radio	Highland Radio Ocean FM i102-104FM Inishowen Community Radio RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
Web	Donegal Daily Donegal Sport Hub

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