The ''Drogheda Leader'' is a regional newspaper published in

Drogheda Drogheda ( , ; , meaning "bridge at the ford") is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, north of Dublin. It is located on the Dublin–Belfast corridor on the east coast of Ireland, mostly in County Louth ...

County Louth County Louth ( ; ga, An Lú) is a coastal county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. Louth is bordered by the counties of Meath to the south, Monaghan to the west, Armagh to the north and Down to the ...

, which serves

, East Meath and Mid-Louth. The newspaper is printed (but not owned) by

Celtic Media Group Celtic Media Group provides publishing, printing and pre-press (graphic design) services to the Irish newspaper sector. It also has a digital consultancy service. It is owned by its Irish management team, following a management buy-out led b ...

. The newspaper was established in 1995 with an initial circulation of 12,000. It expanded rapidly into one of the North East of Ireland's largest newspapers with a circulation of 29,000 newspapers weekly. A Market Research Bureau of Ireland (MRBI) readership poll in October 2009 showed the newspaper was the market leader in the

region with 84% readership, compared with 53% readership of the other regional newspaper ''

Drogheda Independent The ''Drogheda Independent'' is a newspaper that serves the Drogheda area, including Drogheda, Mid-Louth and East Meath. The newspaper covers many thing's from local and regional news and advertisements including its own database of records. ...

''. In 2009, MRBI stated 'Of all the publications surveyed the highest readership is achieved by the ''Drogheda Leader'', 84% of the catchment area claimed to have read or looked at an issue in the last week, the gap between the Drogheda Leader and Drogheda Independent has widened since 2002 research'. The newspaper is published in a printed and online format in full colour on each of its pages and carries a variety of local news and advertising features.

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1995 establishments in Ireland

Leader Leadership, both as a research area and as a practical skill, encompasses the ability of an individual, group or organization to "lead", influence or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations. The word "leadership" often gets vi ...

Mass media in County Louth Mass media in County Meath Newspapers published in the Republic of Ireland Newspapers established in 1995 {{Ireland-newspaper-stub