''The Echo'', formerly known as the ''Evening Echo'', is an Irish morning newspaper based in

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. It is distributed throughout the province of

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, although it is primarily read in its base city of Cork. The newspaper was founded as a

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in 1892, and has been published in

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format since 1991. The newspaper was part of the Thomas Crosbie Holdings group, and 'sister paper' to the group's ''

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'' (formerly the ''Cork Examiner''). Thomas Crosbie Holdings went into receivership in March 2013. The newspaper was acquired by

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, which in turn was sold to ''

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'' in 2018. Unlike the ''Irish Examiner'', which is now a national daily, ''The Echo''s focus is on local news. ''The Echo'' is published daily except Sunday.

History

The ''Evening Echo'' was first published in 1892. It was launched as an evening paper by Thomas Crosbie, then proprietor of the ''Cork Examiner''. Crosbie had himself joined the ''Examiner'' in 1841, taking over as editor - and later owner - after the death of founder

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in 1871. The newspaper remained in the hands of the Crosbie family until the 21st century. The presses used by the ''Examiner'' and ''Echo'' printed the First National Loan for the Sinn Féin Finance Minister

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, leading to the British authorities' briefly shutting down the paper. The I.R.A damaged the printing presses in 1920, and they were destroyed by the anti-Treaty I.R.A. in

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. For decades the ''Evening Echo'' had been connected to the "Echo Boys", who were poor and often homeless children that sold the newspaper. The title was sold in July 2018, along with other assets of

, to ''

'' group. In January 2019, it was announced that in March 2019 the ''Evening Echo'' would rebrand as ''The Echo'' and change from an evening newspaper to a morning newspaper.

Affiliations

''The Echo'' has a number of affiliations, including in sporting and cultural circles. The newspaper is the official sponsor of the

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, as well as media sponsor of

Feis Maitiú Corcaigh Feis Maitiú Corcaigh is an International Festival Member of the British and International Federation of Festivals. The annual event is hosted at Fr Mathew Hall, a 400-seat auditorium in Cork city, Ireland. Feis Maitiú Corcaigh runs for nine week ...

. The

Cork International Choral Festival The Cork International Choral Festival is held annually in Cork, Ireland and features choirs from all over the world. About 5,000 choristers take part every year; they come from all over Ireland, from Britain, from the European continent, and ...

is also supported by the newspaper.

Circulation

Average circulation was approximately 30,000 copies per issue in 1990, 28,000 by 1999, had decreased to 24,000 by 2009, and was approximately 8,000 by the end of 2019. In 2020, The Echo exited ABC circulation audits.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Echo, The 1892 establishments in Ireland Evening newspapers published in Ireland Mass media in County Cork Newspapers published in the Republic of Ireland Organisations based in Cork (city) Publications established in 1892 The Irish Times