19 jobs to go as Limerick Leader closes department

ONE of the country’s leading regional newspapers, the Limerick Leader, has informed staff that it was closing down its pre-press department with the loss of 19 jobs.

The Limerick Leader is part of the Johnston Press group and was originally founded by Jeremiah Buckley. It first hit the streets of Limerick on Friday August 9, 1889.

It was sold by the Buckley family to the Leinster Leader group led by well known businessman John McStay in 2002 for close to €23 million. They, in turn, sold it on to Johnston Press when they purchased the Leinster Leader group.