''The Nationalist'' is an Irish regional newspaper, published each Tuesday in
Carlow
Carlow ( ; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2016 census, it had a combined urban and rural population of 24,272.
The River Barrow flows through the town and forms the historic boundar ...
. It has three comprehensive sections, containing news, sport and 'living' articles.
History
The first edition of ''The Nationalist and Leinster Times'' was published on Browne Street,
Carlow
Carlow ( ; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2016 census, it had a combined urban and rural population of 24,272.
The River Barrow flows through the town and forms the historic boundar ...
in 1883.
It later moved to 58 Dublin Street and then to its offices Tullow Street,
which the newspaper occupied until December 2005. Between the demise of ''
The Carlow Sentinel
The County Buildings ( ga, Áras an Chontae, Ceatharlach) are a municipal facility in Athy Road, Carlow, County Carlow, Ireland.
History
Originally Carlow Courthouse was the meeting place of Carlow County Council. The county council established ...
'' in 1921 and the start of ''
The Carlow People'' in 1996, ''The Nationalist'' was Carlow's sole regional newspaper.
During the construction of the newspaper's new offices they used a space formerly occupied by a gym in Carlow Shopping Centre. ''The Nationalist'' moved into its new premises at Hanover House, Hanover, Carlow town, in early 2007.
The newspaper was part of the
Thomas Crosbie Holdings group.
Thomas Crosbie Holdings went into receivership in March 2013. The newspaper was acquired by
Landmark Media Investments
Landmark Media Investments was a media holding company owned by Tom Crosbie and his father Ted Crosbie with Irish newspaper, radio and digital investments. Their ownership was via Rinvery Ltd. Landmark Media Investments was established in Februa ...
.
In December 2017, a sale was agreed to ''
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 ...
'' pending regulatory approval. In July 2018, the sale of the title to ''The Irish Times'' was complete.
Its current editor is Conal O'Boyle.
Current features
News
* Around Carlow Town by Elizabeth Lee
* East-West Link by Suzanne Pender
* Godfrey's Gospel by Michael Godfrey
* Looking South by Michael Tracy
* Times Past by Frank White
Sport
* Carlow GAA Scene
*
Pádraig Amond
Pádraig Amond (born 15 April 1988) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League club Woking.
He began his career in his native Ireland with Shamrock Rovers, progressing through the club's youth academy befo ...
column on soccer
* Where are they now by Kieran Murphy
* Racing
* Tee to Green
* Reports and features on the Carlow and District Football League
Living
* Top of the Class, The Nationalist schools' page
* The Box Office, The Nationalist guide to arts and entertainment
* Night Town, all the latest social pictures
Current writers
News
* Editor: Conal O'Boyle
* News editor: Suzanne Pender
* Elizabeth Lee
Sport
* Sports editor: John Foley
* Charlie Keegan
* Kieran Murphy
Commercial
Advertising
* Senior Business Development: Natasha Dawson
* Senior Sales Executive: Sue Nolan
* Sales Executive: Rosaleen Kearns
* Sales Executive: Nichola Butler
Sister publications
The paper has regional variations, ''The
Laois
County Laois ( ; gle, Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medi ...
Nationalist'', and ''The
Kildare
Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 8,634 making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. The town lies on the R445, some west of Dublin – near enough for it to have become, despite being a regional ce ...
Nationalist''.
See also
*
Brendan Murphy, columnist
Notes
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The Irish Times
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