''The Mayo News'' is a weekly local newspaper published in Westport in Ireland.

History and profile

The ''Mayo News'' was established in Westport in 1892. In 1968 the paper changed from

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to sell better. After writing several editorials on the

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during her tenure, editor Denise Horan took up a position as

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's senior communications advisor at the end of April 2009. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the paper had an average weekly

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of 10,315 during 2005. In 2007 and in 2014 the ''Mayo News'' was named as the European Newspaper of the Year in the category of local newspapers. In 2016 the ''Mayo News'' won awards for the Best Designed Newspaper and the Sports Story of the Year and was shortlisted in the categories of News Story of The Year, Best use of Photography and Best Feature Story of the Year at the Local Ireland Media Awards. The newspaper is printed (but not owned) by

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. News broke on Sept. 27, 2022 that the paper would be acquired by

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, which owns over 15 local weekly titles.

References

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* 1892 establishments in Ireland Mass media in County Mayo Newspapers published in the Republic of Ireland Publications established in 1892 Weekly newspapers published in Ireland Westport, County Mayo {{Ireland-newspaper-stub