Irish Examiner sale ‘good for the media industry’

The sale of the Irish Examiner to The Irish Times as part of a package of media interests will be good for jobs, the newspaper brands and for the industry in general, both parties to the deal have said.

The comments came after staff briefings at both titles yesterday during which it was confirmed that the acquisition by The Irish Times DAC of all Landmark Media assets has concluded.

The Irish Times now owns the Irish Examiner and the Evening Echo, all of the group’s regional titles including the weekly Waterford News & Star, Roscommon Herald, Western People, The Nationalist, Kildare Nationalist, Laois Nationalist, Naas and Newbridge Nationalist, its websites breakingnews.ie, irishexaminer.com, recruitireland.com, and 75% of benchwarmers.ie, and its radio station interests which include 75% of WLR and BEAT FM, and 17.6% of RedFM.