HUMANITARIAN and rock star Bob Geldof was the guest speaker at Thomas Crosbie Holdings’ annual dinner last night and said that despite being a victim of the paparazzi culture he still believed in absolute free press.

IRISH EXAMINER owner Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH) has bought The Echo Group of newspapers in Wexford.

NEWSPAPERS owned by Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH) rolled off a new press yesterday, the first time in 165 years that the owners of the Irish Examiner have out-sourced its printing.

MEDIA group Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH) has announced a number of new appointments within the group.

Media group Thomas Crosbie Holdings Limited (TCH) has reported pre-tax operating profits of €10.1m, up 50% on the 2003 figure of €6.7m.

THE Irish Examiner's parent company Thomas Crosbie Holdings' pre-tax profits have soared to €45.2 million from €6.3m.

THE board of Thomas Crosbie Holdings Limited yesterday announced the appointment of Dr Ed Delany, BA, MBA (Mod) DBA, to the board of the company as a non-executive director.

Leading Irish media group Thomas Crosbie Holdings today appointed David O'Sullivan as chief executive officer (CEO) of The Irish Post newspaper.

PROFITS at the Irish Examiner’s parent company Thomas Crosbie Holdings jumped to €6.3 million in 2003.

Irish Examiner owner Thomas Crosbie Holdings continued to pursue its aggressive acquisition strategy yesterday with the purchase of the Nerney family-owned Roscommon Herald.

AT LEAST six first-round bids have been made for the Northern Ireland titles of British newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror.

By Conor Keane, Business Correspondent