The ''Limerick Leader'' is a weekly local
newspaper
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in
Limerick
Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...
,
Ireland
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. It was founded in 1889.
The newspaper is headquartered on Glentworth Street in the City.
The broadsheet paper currently is distributed in three editions, City, County and West , with a small selection of content differing between the three. The newspaper also has a Monday tabloid paper, City based, with a cover price of 1 euro.
In the 1950s, the ''Limerick Leader'' bought a rival newspaper the ''Limerick Chronicle''. The ''Limerick Chronicle'' was founded in 1768 by John Ferrar who was a prominent bookseller and printer in Limerick. The ''Limerick Chronicle'' is the longest running newspaper in Ireland. In 2018, the ''Limerick Chronicle'' went from a stand alone newspaper published on a Tuesday to a supplement in the weekend edition of the ''Limerick Leader''.
The paper is owned by
Iconic Newspapers
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, which acquired
Johnston Press
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's titles in the Republic of Ireland in 2014.
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Leader
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Mass media in County Limerick
Newspapers published in the Republic of Ireland
Newspapers established in 1889
Weekly newspapers published in Ireland