Taoiseach leads tributes to Jim Fitzpatrick, long-time owner of The Irish News

Jim Fitzpatrick, who also had significant property interests, played an active role in the Belfast-based paper for more than 50 years, assuming control of the title in the early 1980s. Picture: The Irish News/PA Wire

The long-time owner of the Irish News newspaper, Jim Fitzpatrick, has died at the age of 93.

Mr Fitzpatrick, who also had significant property interests, played an active role in the Belfast-based paper for more than 50 years, assuming control of the title in the early 1980s.