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The Leinster Leader Naas , County Kildare , Ireland . Johnston Press bought the Leinster Leader Group in 2005.[1] Leinster Leader also published The Dundalk Democrat Leinster Express Portlaoise ), Limerick Leader Offaly Express Tallaght Echo [2] Iconic Newspapers , who acquired Johnston Press' titles in the Republic of Ireland in 2014.[3]
History [ edit ]
The paper was founded 1880 in Naas, County Kildare,[4] Leinster Leader and Central Counties Commercial and Agricultural Adviser by Patrick Cahill , LLB, who was its first editor in August 1880. Patrick Cahill was an Irish Nationalist, Land League Activist and supporter of Home Rule, he was jailed under the Coercion Act of 1881 .[5]
One of the early majority shareholder of The Leader in its early days was the MP for North Kildare James Laurence Carew .[citation needed
John Wyse Power , a supporter of nationalist causes and a founding member of the GAA, succeeded Cahill as the second editor of the paper for a year and a half.[6]
Another editor of the paper were Seumus and his brother Michael O'Kelly, both prominent Nationalists, Michael succeeded Seamus as Editor of the Leader, in 1912, but upon his arrest in 1916, Seamus resumed the editorship briefly.[citation needed
Recent editors have included Michael Sheeran (1997-2007) and Senator John Whelan .[citation needed
Circulation [ edit ]
According to ABC, circulation declined to 5,738 for the period July 2012 to December 2012, this represented a fall of 12% on a year-on-year basis.[7]
References [ edit ]
^ "Johnston Press sells its 14 titles in the Republic" . The Irish Times . Retrieved 22 August 2014 .
^ The Leinster Leader – thundering off the presses since 1880 Kildare Online (http://www.kildare.ie ).
^ PROTECTION OF PERSON AND PROPERTY (IRELAND) ACT, 1881—MR. PATRICK CAHILL HANSARD 1803–2005
^ Leader editor a founding member of the GAA Kildare Online (http://www.kildare.ie ).
^ "Regional Newspapers ABC Circulation July-Dec 2012 - SEO Ireland, Search Engine Optimisation, Media and Marketing:" . Archived from the original on 1 March 2013.
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