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. It was formed in 2010 following the merger of the two previously competing publications, '' Metro Ireland'' and ''

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'', to create a profit for their respective backers, including Independent News & Media,

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''. The newspaper ceased publication on 19 December 2014. 13 jobs were lost. The company said that the newspaper had become "unsustainable".

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