The Kerryman is a weekly local newspaper

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 published in County Kerry

County Kerry

Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...

 in Ireland

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 by Independent News & Media

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. The newspaper was founded in 1904.

It has three different editions – North Kerry, South Kerry and Tralee. The two county editions (North and South Kerry) are broadsheet

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 format newspapers, while the Tralee edition is a tabloid format newspaper. The move of the Tralee edition to a tabloid format in 2006 meant that The Kerryman became Ireland's first dual format newspaper, mirroring the Irish Independent

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's dual format.

The main office is located on Denny Street in Tralee having moved from its previous base of over thirty years in the Clash Industrial Estate in 2007. There are other offices located in Killarney

Killarney

Killarney is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is located north of the MacGillicuddy Reeks, on the northeastern shore of the Lough Lein/Leane which are part of Killarney National Park. The town and its surrounding region are home to St...

 and Listowel.

The Kerryman is Ireland's leading regional newspaper, selling more and having more readers than any other regional newspaper in the country. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it had an average weekly circulation

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of 26,723 during the first six months of 2004.

Its current editor is Declan Malone. Paul Brennan is the newspaper's sports editor.

External links

• The Kerryman – Official website