THE Kilkenny Newspapers group is to add to its stable of titles at the end of this month, via the launch of the Tipperary Voice newspaper.

THE chief executive of regional newspaper group Johnston Press Tim Bowdler yesterday hailed Ireland as a well-performing region for the group in a generally tough trading environment.

JOHNSTON Press has poached a senior executive from Independent Newspapers to run its Irish titles.

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

JOHNSTON PRESS, the Scottish newspaper group, has splashed out more than €240 million to become the largest regional publisher in Ireland with the takeover of the Leinster Leader Group and Northern Ireland’s Local Press company.

PRE-TAX profits at the company that runs the Limerick and Leinster Leader newspapers fell by more than half, accounts just filed at the companies office show.

THE MEATH CHRONICLE is to be sold for more than €30m to Scottish newspaper group Dunfermline Press and another significant media asset sale is expected to be completed before the new year.