Irish Newspapers Circulation: Sunday Tribune plunges 11%

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Irish Newspapers Circulation: Sunday Tribune plunges 11%
By Finfacts Team
Sep 1, 2005, 13:42

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Irish newspaper circulation figures for the first six month of 2005 released today, show a big rise for The Irish Independent's daily compact edition in the first half of this year but it was more than offset by a fall in the sales of the broadsheet edition. In the Sunday newspaper market, circulation of The Sunday Tribune has plunged 11% while The Sunday Business Post has shown a healthy rise under its new editor Cliff Taylor.

The ABC Island of Ireland report shows that the compact circulation of The Irish Independent rose by 12.7% compared with the previous six months to 81,431. The paper's broadsheet edition fell 17% to 82,771. The total circulation fell 5%. The Irish Times had a 2.6% rise bringing it to 117,543 and The Irish Examiner fell 2.5% to 57,331.

In the Sunday newspaper market, The Sunday Tribune's circulation fell by nearly 11% in the six months to 71,187, while Ireland on Sunday fell 3.5% to 139,170. Sunday Independent circulation was almost unchanged at just over 291,000, while the Sunday World's edition in the Republic was also flat at 206,704. The main advance in circulation was recorded by The Sunday Business Post, up 6.5% to 51,823.

The Evening Herald's circulation was up 6.3% to 93,830, while Cork's Evening Echo lost almost 1% to 27,714.

Bulk sales - free or discounted - can impact circulation figures from one period to another.