Type Daily newspaper Editor ???? Political alignment Centrist | Format Broadsheet Founded 1841 | |
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Owner(s) Landmark Media Investments | ||
The Irish Examiner, formerly The Cork Examiner and then The Examiner, is an Irish national daily newspaper which primarily circulates in the Munster region surrounding its base in Cork, though it is available throughout the country. Its main national rivals are The Irish Times, and the Irish Independent.
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The Irish Examiner is available on the Irish Newspaper Archives website up to 2003 you will only find "Black-And-White" microfilm pages but since 2004 the pages of the Irish Examiner online in colour.
History
The paper was founded by John Francis Maguire under the title The Cork Examiner in 1841 in support of the Catholic Emancipation and tenant rights work of Daniel O'Connell. Historical copies of The Cork Examiner, dating back to 1841, are available to search and view in digitised form at The British Newspaper Archive.
During the Spanish Civil War, the Cork Examiner took a strongly pro-Franco tone in its coverage of the conflict.
Though originally appearing under The Cork Examiner title, it has re-branded in recent years to The Examiner, and subsequently The Irish Examiner to appeal to a more national readership.
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.
As of 2004, its Chief Executive is Thomas J. Murphy, and its editor is Tim Vaughan. The newspaper was based at Academy Street, Cork for over a century, before moving to new offices at Lapp's Quay, Cork in early November 2006.
Tim Vaughan resigned as editor in August 2016.