''The Irish World'' is a weekly newspaper for Irish people in Britain and their families. It was established in 1987 by Paddy Cowan, and is edited by Bernard Purcell. Its office is located at 934 North Circular Road, in London.
It is a full colour tabloid, usually between 40 and 56 pages, published 51 weeks a year each Wednesday. It has a readership in the region of 42,000 and is distributed across the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe through all major outlets and independent stores.
It puts particular emphasis on all sports including
GAA Hurling and Football, rugby, soccer and boxing. It has an extensive music and entertainment section – most notably covering Country Music,
traditional Irish music
Irish traditional music (also known as Irish trad, Irish folk music, and other variants) is a genre of folk music that developed in Ireland.
In ''A History of Irish Music'' (1905), W. H. Grattan Flood wrote that, in Gaelic Ireland, there w ...
and modern music across many genres.
Irish dancing
Irish dance refers to a group of traditional dance forms that originate in Ireland, encompassing dancing both solo and in groups, and dancing for social, competitive, and performance purposes. Irish dance in its current form developed from vario ...
, theatre and film are well covered and represented, as is local and general business and news from Ireland, UK and around the world. It is independent and not aligned to any political party in the UK or Ireland.
''The Irish World'' is the main media outlet for London GAA.
It is a national and international newspaper with a readership represented all over the UK, Ireland and Europe.
It hosted the unique Irish World Awards until the closure of The Galtymore dance hall in
Cricklewood
Cricklewood is an area of London, England, which spans the boundaries of three London boroughs: Barnet to the east, Brent to the west and Camden to the south-east. The Crown pub, now the Clayton Crown Hotel, is a local landmark and lies north- ...
in 2008. Those awards were revived at the Novotel Hotel in Hammersmith, for special 25th and 30th anniversary events in 2012 and 2017.
Editors have included Damien Gaffney,
Donal Mooney
Donal Mooney was an Irish journalist and editor.
Born in Nenagh, County Tipperary, he grew up in Abbeyleix, County Laois and in Rathmines, Dublin. He was educated at Belvedere College, Dublin, and went to University College Dublin, graduating in ...
,
Believer in a paper that put the community first - Donal Mooney Obituary
The Irish Times
''The Irish Times'' is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication. It launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Ruadhán Mac Cormaic. It is published every day except Sundays. ''The Irish Times'' is considered a newspaper ...
, Saturday, October 30, 2004. Frank Murphy and the present editor Bernard Purcell.
See also
* Irish migration to Great Britain
Irish migration to Great Britain has occurred from the earliest recorded history to the present. There has been a continuous movement of people between the islands of Ireland and Great Britain due to their proximity. This tide has ebbed and fl ...
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Newspapers published in London
Newspapers established in 1987
1987 establishments in England
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