''Foinse'' (; Irish for "''Source''") was an

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newspaper in

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. It was first published October 1996 and had both print and online editions until September 2013 when its publisher, Móinéar Teo, announced that it would become online only from that month. The ''Foinse'' website continued to be active until 2015 when it was shut down.

History

''Foinse'' was first published in October 1996 as a weekly Saturday newspaper. It was published in

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and printed in

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. The newspaper closed temporarily in June 2009 because of falling revenue. The owner,

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, announced that he and the funding body,

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, could not agree on the terms of a new contract. Publishing resumed in 2009, however, with a new distribution model which was independent of Foras na Gaeilge. This consisted of free distribution with the ''Irish Independent'' every Wednesday. In February 2011, the paper had a reported readership of 195,000 in the Republic of Ireland.

Content

''Foinses content included stories about the

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and the Irish language, coverage of current affairs, sport, travel, business and education, reviews, editorial pieces and sections for

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students (Foinse sa Rang) and children (Foinse Óg). Among those who wrote for Foinse were

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, Evanne Ní Chuilinn,

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, Mícheál Ó Conaola and Bláthnaid Ní Dhonnchadha. The paper also had a page for adult learners in conjunction with

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and carried

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listings each week.

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Official website (Internet Archive)
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