''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 tabloid format since 1991. The newspaper was part of the

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 rec ...

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 John Francis Maguire 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 Michael Collins in

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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 Cork Senior Hurling Championship, as well as media sponsor of Feis Maitiú Corcaigh. The Cork International Choral Festival 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

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