The Herald
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid (formerly broadsheet)
Owner(s)Independent News & Media, a subsidiary of Mediahuis
Founded1891
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersTalbot Street, Dublin
ISSN0791-6906
Websiteherald.ie

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.[1] It is published Monday–Saturday. The newspaper was known as the Evening Herald until its name was changed in 2013.

History

The Evening Herald was first published in Dublin on 19 December 1891.[2]

In 1982 the paper changed its size from broadsheet to tabloid.[citation needed]

Until November 2000, the Evening Herald was produced and pressed in Independent House on Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1.[citation needed] 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]

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.[3]

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.[4]

In March 2017, it was announced that INM were merging the Sunday World and The Herald newsrooms.[5]

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.[6]

In 2023, it was reported that Mediahuis were no longer investing in The Herald and it was being left to "sink or swim".[7]

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]

Circulation

Year (period) Average circulation per issue
1999 (January to June)[8]
110,500
2005 (January to June)[9]
93,830
2006 (January to June)[10]
87,645
2010 (January to June)[11]
67,657
2011 (January to June)[11]
61,936
2012 (January to June)[12]
61,179
2012 (July to December)[13]
58,826
2014 (July to December)[14]
49,512
2015 (July to December)[15]
44,317
2016 (January to June)[16]
44,085
2016 (July to December)[17]
40,847
2017 (January to June)[18]
39,093
2017 (July to December)[19]
36,097
2018 (January to June)[20]
31,946
2018 (July to December)[21]
28,940

In 2019, Independent News & Media exited the ABC auditing process.[22] Hence, no circulation figures are available after 2018.

References

  1. ^ Paul, Mark (2 August 2019). "The page turns at INM as it ponders a digital future". The Irish Times.
  2. ^ "Evening Herald Irish Newspaper Archives".
  3. ^ "'Don't kill Herald critic', The Wanted tell fans". Evening Herald. Independent News & Media. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  4. ^ Roy Greenslade (4 March 2013). "Dublin evening paper to change title and be sold in the mornings". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  5. ^ Hancock, Ciarán (11 March 2017). "INM to merge 'Herald' and 'Sunday World' newsrooms". The Irish Times.
  6. ^ Slattery, Laura (16 October 2020). "INM signals end to 'separate resources' for Herald". The Irish Times.
  7. ^ Stopping the presses BARRY J WHYTE, businesspost.ie, Retrieved 2024-01-24
  8. ^ Foley, Michael (17 August 1999). "Good times begin to roll for hard-pressed newspaper sector". The Irish Times.
  9. ^ "Irish Newspapers: Contrasting slants on circulation figures". finfacts.ie. 2 September 2005.
  10. ^ "Big drop for the Evening Herald". RTÉ.ie. 31 August 2006.
  11. ^ a b "Irish Evening Newspaper Circulation Jan June 2011 - Media and Marketing Consulting, PPC, SEO Ireland, Search Engine Optimisation". ilevel.ie. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Evening Newspaper ABC Circulations, Jan-June 2012 - SEO Ireland, Search Engine Optimisation, Media and Marketing Consulting". ilevel.ie. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  13. ^ "Evening Newspapers ABC June-Dec 2012 - SEO Ireland, Search Engine Optimisation, Media and Marketing Consulting". ilevel.ie. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  14. ^ "Evening Newspapers ABC June-Dec 2014 - SEO Ireland, Search Engine Optimisation, Media and Marketing Consulting". ilevel.ie. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  15. ^ "Republic of Ireland Circulation Certificate July to December 2015 | The Herald (Series)" (PDF). ABC.
  16. ^ "Republic of Ireland Circulation Certificate January to June 2016 | The Herald (Series)" (PDF). ABC.
  17. ^ "Republic of Ireland Circulation Certificate July to December 2016 | The Herald (Series)" (PDF). ABC.
  18. ^ "Republic of Ireland Circulation Certificate January to June 2017 | The Herald (Series)" (PDF). ABC.
  19. ^ "Irish Newspaper Circulation July-Dec 2017 Island of Ireland Report - Media and Marketing Consulting, PPC, SEO Ireland, Search Engine Optimisation". ilevel.ie. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  20. ^ "Republic of Ireland Circulation Certificate January to June 2018 | The Herald (Series)" (PDF). ABC.
  21. ^ "The Herald | July to December 2018" (PDF). ABC.
  22. ^ "Irish Newspaper Circulation Jan-June 2019 Island of Ireland Report". ilevel.ie. 22 August 2019.

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