The Herald (Ireland)
{{Short description|Tabloid newspaper published in Ireland}}
{{Redirect|Evening Herald|newspapers with a similar name|Herald (newspaper)}}
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{{Use Hiberno-English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox newspaper
|name = The Herald
|logo = File:The_Herald_(Ireland).gif
|image = File:The_Herald_front_page_15_September_2016.jpg
|type = Daily newspaper
|format = Tabloid (formerly broadsheet)
|foundation = 1891
|owners = Independent News & Media, a subsidiary of Mediahuis
|headquarters = Talbot Street, Dublin
|website = {{URL|http://www.herald.ie|herald.ie}}
| language = English
|ISSN=0791-6906
}}
The Herald is a nationwide mid-market tabloid newspaper headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and published by Independent News & Media who are a subsidiary of Mediahuis.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/media-and-marketing/the-page-turns-at-inm-as-it-ponders-a-digital-future-1.3974231|title=The page turns at INM as it ponders a digital future|newspaper=The Irish Times|first=Mark|last=Paul|date=2 August 2019|url-access=subscription}} It is published Monday–Saturday. The newspaper was known as the Evening Herald until its name was changed in 2013. It is known for its vendors on the streets of Dublin.https://m.independent.ie/regionals/herald/film-about-herald-sellers-is-a-headline-act-at-movie-festival/30619265.html
History
The Evening Herald was first published in Dublin on 19 December 1891.{{Cite web | url=https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/evening-herald-newspaper-archive | title=Evening Herald Irish Newspaper Archives}}
In 1982 the paper changed its size from broadsheet to tabloid.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
Until November 2000, the Evening Herald was produced and pressed in Independent House on Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} The monochrome printing facility in the basement of this building was then retired, and the paper is now printed in full colour at a purpose-built plant in Citywest, along with the Irish Independent, the Sunday Independent and various other regional newspapers owned by Independent News & Media. In 2004, production of the paper was moved from Independent House to a new office on Talbot Street and the paper's old home was sold to the neighbouring department store, Arnotts, for an estimated €26 million.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
The life of Herald music critic Chris Wasser was threatened by fans of boy band The Wanted in 2012 following the publication of his review of their gig in Dublin.{{cite news|url=http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/around-town/dont-kill-herald-critic-the-wanted-tell-fans-3050225.html|title='Don't kill Herald critic', The Wanted tell fans|work=Evening Herald|publisher=Independent News & Media|date=14 March 2012|access-date=14 March 2012}}
In March 2013, it was reported that the Evening Herald was to be renamed The Herald and would become a morning rather than an evening newspaper.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/mar/04/independent-news-and-media-newspapers|title=Dublin evening paper to change title and be sold in the mornings|author=Roy Greenslade|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=19 January 2015|date=2013-03-04}}
In March 2017, it was announced that INM were merging the Sunday World and The Herald newsrooms.{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/media-and-marketing/inm-to-merge-herald-and-sunday-world-newsrooms-1.3005857|title=INM to merge 'Herald' and 'Sunday World' newsrooms|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=11 March 2017|first=Ciarán|last=Hancock|url-access=subscription}}
In October 2020, Independent News & Media announced that they would not longer be supporting the Herald website and would merge the Herald newsroom with the INM newsroom.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/media-and-marketing/inm-signals-end-to-separate-resources-for-herald-1.4383058|title=INM signals end to 'separate resources' for Herald|date=16 October 2020|first=Laura|last=Slattery|newspaper=The Irish Times|url-access=subscription}}
In 2023, it was reported that Mediahuis were no longer investing in The Herald and it was being left to "sink or swim".[https://archive.today/20230625064612/https://www.businesspost.ie/news-focus/stopping-the-presses/ Stopping the presses BARRY J WHYTE], businesspost.ie, Retrieved 2024-01-24
Herald AM
On 10 October 2005, a free version of the Evening Herald, published in the mornings and entitled Herald AM, began distribution, as a defensive measure against the Daily Mail and General Trust-owned Metro, launched on the same date. It joined with another morning freesheet Metro to become the Metro Herald. Herald AM later closed.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
Circulation
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| data1 = 110,500 | label1 = 1999 (January to June){{Cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/good-times-begin-to--for-hard-pressed-newspaper-sector-1.217485|title=Good times begin to roll for hard-pressed newspaper sector|first=Michael|last=Foley|date=17 August 1999|newspaper=The Irish Times|url-access=subscription}}
| data2 = 93,830 | label2 = 2005 (January to June){{Cite web|url=http://www.finfacts.ie/irishfinancenews/Irish_Newspapers_Contrasting_slants_on_circulation_3112.shtml|title=Irish Newspapers: Contrasting slants on circulation figures|date=2 September 2005|website=finfacts.ie}}
| data3= 87,645 | label3 = 2006 (January to June){{Cite journal | url=http://www.rte.ie/news/business/2006/0831/79847-abc/ | title=Big drop for the Evening Herald| journal=RTÉ.ie| date=2006-08-31}}
| data5= 61,936 | label5 = 2011 (January to June)
| data6= 61,179 | label6 = 2012 (January to June){{cite web|url=http://www.ilevel.ie/media-blog/print/102407-evening-newspaper-abc-circulations-jan-june-2012|title=Evening Newspaper ABC Circulations, Jan-June 2012 - SEO Ireland, Search Engine Optimisation, Media and Marketing Consulting|work=ilevel.ie|access-date=19 January 2015}}
| data7= 58,826 | label7 = 2012 (July to December){{cite web|url=http://www.ilevel.ie/media-blog/radio/102471-evening-newspapers-abc-june-dec-2012|title=Evening Newspapers ABC June-Dec 2012 - SEO Ireland, Search Engine Optimisation, Media and Marketing Consulting|work=ilevel.ie|access-date=19 January 2015}}
| data9= 44,317 | label9 = 2015 (July to December){{cite web|url=http://www.abc.org.uk/Certificates/47671885.pdf|title=Republic of Ireland Circulation Certificate July to December 2015 {{!}} The Herald (Series)|publisher=ABC}}
| data10= 44,085 | label10 = 2016 (January to June){{cite web|url=http://abc.org.uk/Certificates/47919826.pdf|title=Republic of Ireland Circulation Certificate January to June 2016 {{!}} The Herald (Series)|publisher=ABC}}
| data11= 40,847 | label11 = 2016 (July to December){{cite web|url=https://www.abc.org.uk/Certificates/48212061.pdf|title=Republic of Ireland Circulation Certificate July to December 2016 {{!}} The Herald (Series)|publisher=ABC}}
| data12= 39,093 | label12 = 2017 (January to June){{cite web|url=https://www.abc.org.uk/Certificates/48554161.pdf|title=Republic of Ireland Circulation Certificate January to June 2017 {{!}} The Herald (Series)|publisher=ABC}}
| data14= 31,946 | label14 = 2018 (January to June){{cite web|url=https://www.abc.org.uk/Certificates/49060504.pdf|title=Republic of Ireland Circulation Certificate January to June 2018 {{!}} The Herald (Series)|publisher=ABC}}
| data15= 28,940 | label15 = 2018 (July to December){{cite web|url=https://www.abc.org.uk/Certificates/49255968.pdf|title=The Herald {{!}} July to December 2018|publisher=ABC}}
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In 2019, Independent News & Media exited the ABC auditing process.{{cite web|url=http://www.ilevel.ie/print/irish-newspaper-circulation-jan-june-2019-island-of-ireland-report/|title=Irish Newspaper Circulation Jan-June 2019 Island of Ireland Report|website=ilevel.ie|date=22 August 2019}} Hence, no circulation figures are available after 2018.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.herald.ie/ }}
- [http://heatseekers.blogspot.com/ Reviews from the Evening Herald]
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Category:1891 establishments in Ireland
Category:Daily newspapers published in Ireland
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