The Irish Examiner continues to be by far the most widely read daily newspaper in Munster, according to the latest Joint National Readership Survey (JNRS).

The newspaper industry has paid warm tribute to Press Ombudsman John Horgan as he announces his retirement, describing him as a man with a “uniquely rounded and incredibly insightful perspective” who “commanded universal respect”.

Budding journalist Elayna Keller showed the power of the written word yesterday when she won a national competition that encourages students to read newspapers.

The Irish Examiner bucked the trend in national readership figures by being one of only three daily papers to post an increase.

The National Newspapers of Ireland has demanded Public Expenditure and Reform Minister Brendan Howlin rethink a last-minute amendment he wants to make to the Freedom of Information bill.

Donal Walsh, the inspirational Kerry teenager who spent the last months of his life raising awareness of a “suicide epidemic”, was last night posthumously presented with the Outstanding Contribution to Public Debate award at the National Newspaper Awards.

The newspaper industry has expressed concern that proposals to water down copyright protections will make it more difficult for newspapers to stop their content being reproduced without permission or payment.

Budding journalists of the future were honoured yesterday at the inaugural awards ceremony for an educational project devised by the National Newspapers of Ireland.

The Irish Examiner has attracted an extra 8,000 readers over the last 12 months, cementing the newspaper’s dominance of the Munster newspaper market where it has more readers than the Irish Times and Irish Independent combined.

THERE is a fight under way that will have an enormous bearing on the future of the news industry in Ireland.

Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte has slapped down a bid by his Cabinet colleague Alan Shatter to introduce tougher privacy laws for the media.

EVERY day, 415,000 people get free news from one of the most controversial services within the media community.

The National Ploughing Championships, gangland killings, and the murder of Jill Meagher in Australia were the main news events catching the eyes of students in the past week.

Reading newspapers at the back of the classroom won’t be frowned on in some schools any more as thousands of students will soon take part in a major initiative to encourage them to read a daily title while also improving their literacy skills.

The Irish Examiner has maintained its readership at 169,000 readers — bucking the trend in the Irish broadsheet market — with the Irish Independent losing 7% of readers and The Irish Times down 11%.

The ability of newspapers to act as an appealing and intellectually engaging medium for advertising was highlighted at an awards ceremony in Dublin last night.

The Irish Examiner bucked the national trend for daily newspapers by increasing readership in 2011.

The Irish Examiner was the only broadsheet newspaper in Ireland to increase its readership last year.

The Irish media’s right to report on celebrities has been supported by two potentially groundbreaking rulings at the European Court of Human Rights.

TRIBUTES were paid yesterday to the editor of the Sunday Independent, Aengus Fanning, who has died following a battle with cancer.

Independent Star Limited, publisher of Irish Daily Star newspapers, has reported operating profits of €4.3m for the year ended 31st December 2010.

A CALL for the appointment of a specialist minister for media — with a remit encompassing all media outlets — was made by the National Newspapers of Ireland (NNI) last night.

THE Irish newspaper industry is in “a good place” and not in danger of being consumed by digital media, according to the sector’s representative body.

THE Sunday Tribune newspaper is taking legal action against the Irish Mail on Sunday for a share of revenues generated by sales of last weekend’s edition of the Mail which used a fake Tribune front page.

The Sunday Tribune is to pursue legal action in response to the Irish Mail on Sunday's publication yesterday of thousands of newspapers featuring a mocked-up Tribune masthead.

RTÉ executives have dismissed as “unfair” accusations that the broadcaster’s online content represents improper competition to the newspaper industry.

THE future of the Irish newspaper industry is threatened by public service broadcaster RTÉ’s dominance of the advertising market, the Oireachtas communication committee was informed yesterday.

SOARING unemployment and population decline have been blamed for a slight drop in newspaper readership over the past year.

THE print media’s national representative body, National Newspapers of Ireland (NNI), with the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (IBI) has strongly criticised proposals aimed at increasing the amount of advertising allowable on commercial television.

THE Irish Examiner’s readership base is rock solid and continues to grow as the country battles the recession.

Cork: The National Newspapers of Ireland (NNI) has announced an expansion of its membership to include the 36 local and regional newspapers owned by its member publishers.

THE latest Joint National Readership Survey (JNRS) shows that more than 3.1 million people – 88% of the adult population – are regular readers of Irish newspapers. That represents an increase of more than 64,000 readers in the past 12 months alone.

THE Government has contributed to people’s negative perceptions of the EU by frequently blaming it for problems, an Oireachtas committee has been told.

NATIONAL Newspapers of Ireland has reported an increase in spend on press advertising last year to €367 million.

THE readership of daily newspapers in Ireland has jumped by almost 6%, according to the latest Joint National Readership Survey (JNRS).

THE announcement yesterday that the media academic Professor John Horgan is to become Ireland’s first press ombudsman was a watershed moment for the Irish press, for freedom of expression and — most importantly — for the maturing of relationships between newspapers and their reading public.

YESTERDAY’S announcement of the appointment of Professor John Horgan as Ireland’s first press ombudsman is a welcome milestone in the relationship between the press and the people of Ireland.

CITIZENS wronged by inaccurate reporting in newspapers and magazines should find it easier to obtain apologies or clarifications once a regulatory system takes effect later this year.

YESTERDAY’S announcement, naming the members of the first Irish Press Council, is a welcome and long-awaited milestone in the evolution of how Irish society and Ireland’s print media interact.

THE arrest last week of a senior road traffic officer on suspicion of drink driving was “embarrassing” for the force, the garda association said yesterday.

TÁNAISTE Michael McDowell yesterday gave his full backing to the independent press ombudsman and press council proposed by the print media and journalists.

NATIONAL Newspapers of Ireland (NNI) has launched a creative initiative entitled The Essential Pleasure Of My Newspaper.

NEWSPAPER advertising sales hit €331 million in 2005, an increase of 15% over 2004.

ADVERTISERS spent over €244 million in national newspaper advertising during the first three-quarters of this year, marking an increase of 16.9%.