''The Irish Post'' is a national newspaper for the Irish community in Great Britain. It is published every Wednesday and is sold in shops in Britain and Ireland.

History

The first print edition of ''The Irish Post'' was published on Friday, February 13, 1970. It was founded in February 1970 by journalist Breandán Mac Lua and Tony Beatty, a businessman from

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."Irish Post's Breandán Mac Lua dies"

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, 15 January 2009.

Thomas Crosbie Holdings Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH) was a family-owned media and publishing group based in Cork, Ireland. Its largest publication was once the ''Irish Examiner'', the third largest daily broadsheet newspaper in the Republic of Ireland. History and recei ...

(TCH) acquired the paper in 2003. It went through a brief period of uncertainty in August 2011 when TCH put the paper into voluntary liquidation, citing five years of financial losses as the reason. Following a period of more than six weeks off the shelves, during which staff and supporters of the title launched the 'Save the Irish Post' campaign, the title was bought by

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-born,

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-based businessman Elgin Loane as a

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. Loane, a publisher who owns a number of titles in Britain and Ireland, including '' Loot'' and ''

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'', re-employed the majority of former staff of the paper at his ''Loot'' offices in Smithfield, London. The first edition of the re-launched title was published on 19 October 2011. ''The Irish Post'' website was relaunched in early 2013 as a daily news site for the Irish in Britain. ''The Irish Post'' launched a business-focused glossy magazine series in 2013. It includes titles such as ''Building Britain'', ''Companies100'' and ''In Business''. On 2 February 2017, ''The Irish Post'' announced that it acquired the broadcaster ''

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'', only to be closed a month later. Founder Breandán Mac Lua was the first editor; other editors of the paper have included

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who joined as a journalist in 1973, Frank Murphy, Martin Doyle, Mal Rogers, Siobhan Breatnach and Fiona Audley. Mal Rogers returned as editor in 2022.

''Irish Post'' Awards

''The Irish Post'' hosts the annual ''Irish Post'' Awards in October each year, awarded to notable Irish individuals in Britain for successes in the fields of business, entertainment, sport, technology and design.

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acts as the Master of Ceremonies for the event, held at The London Hilton on Park Lane. Award winners have included

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who accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013 and Irish actor

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accepting the Legend Award in 2014. The ''Irish Post'' Awards in 2015 honoured Hollywood actress

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, impresario

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and footballer

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. The 2016 ''Irish Post'' Awards ceremony was held in the Great Room at the

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on Park Lane, London. The keynote speaker was the

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. There were over 1,000 guests in attendance to see Ireland Football Manager

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, ''

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'' actor

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and

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winners'

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CEO Susan Whelan. In 2017, the Awards ceremony was televised live to Ireland on national broadcaster

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received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

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was honoured with an Outstanding Contribution to the Music Industry Award, and

Imelda May Imelda Mary Higham (born Imelda Mary Clabby, 10 July 1974), professionally known as Imelda May, is an Irish singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Known primarily as a singer, she also plays the bodhrán, guitar, bass guitar and tambou ...

won the Artist of the Year Award. The ''Irish Post'' Country Music Awards were broadcast live from the

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on 11 September 2018.

References

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History

''Irish Post'' Awards

See also

References