Tipperary Star

The Tipperary Star is a weekly regional newspaper covering news in County Tipperary, Ireland. The newspaper's main office is located in Thurles town.[1] The paper is currently owned by Iconic Newspapers, who acquired Johnston Press's titles in the Republic of Ireland in 2014.[2][3]

Tipperary Star
FormatBroadsheet until 2013 now Tabloid.
Owner(s)Iconic Newspapers
EditorAnne O'Grady
Founded1909
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersFriar Street, Thurles
CityThurles
CountryIreland
ISSN1393-9084
OCLC number885427118
Websitetipperarystar.ie

The paper was first published on 4 September 1909.

The Tipperary Star is no longer ABC audited for circulation.[4] For the first six months of 2008, average circulation was 9,072, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulation.[5]

In March 2019, the Tipperary Star settled a lawsuit over an article about a TD.[6][7]

Editors

  • Gerard O'Grady (1975–1987)
  • Michael Dundon (1987–2011)
  • Anne O'Grady (2011–present)

References

  1. "Contact Us - Tipperary Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More". Tipperary Star. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
  2. "Johnston Press sells its 14 titles in the Republic". The Irish Times. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 August 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. O'Loughlin, Ann (19 March 2019). "Ex-Minister settles action against local newspaper publisher". Irish Examiner.
  6. O'Faolain, Aodhan (19 March 2019). "Defamation action involving ex-FF minister Michael Smith settled". The Irish Times.


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