Irish clubbing magazine closes down

Irish clubbing magazine Clubbingdotcom has closed down.

Its publishers blamed poor sales and the current economic climate for the closure of the monthly title, which launched last year.

Clubbingdotcom will continue to operate as a website and an outlet for mix and compilation CDs.

A Clubbingdotcom spokesperson said: "Unfortunately, due to current economic conditions, lower than expected advertising and copy sales and the high costs associated with producing a monthly glossy for the relatively small Irish club market, we feel it is no longer viable for us to continue publishing.

"Despite substantial director investment, it appears that we have overestimated the potential of sustaining a business such as ours in what is in reality a niche market."

Clubbingdotcom was founded by the owner of the GPO Club in Galway, Kevin Healy.