The Leitrim Post was a local newspaper covering County Leitrim

County Leitrim

County Leitrim is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Leitrim. Leitrim County Council is the local authority for the county...

 in northwest Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

. The paper was one of a series published in the region by River Media

River Media

River Media is a media group based mainly in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Operating a chain of 6 weekly newspapers and six radio stations, the firm also owns Strawberry Media, an in-house advertising agency specializing in graphic design, public relations and website development...

 and stable-mates include the Donegal Post

Donegal Post

The Donegal Post is a local weekly regional newspaper published in County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland. When the paper was first launched by River Media in June 2006, it served the area of south Donegal, west Fermanagh, north Leitrim and north Sligo....

 and Sligo Post

Sligo Post

The Sligo Post was a free tabloid newspaper published in Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland. The newspaper specialised in local news and sport, as well as sections such as: property, motoring, entertainment, farming and fashion....

. For the first half of 2007 the paper's circulation figures averaged at 4,014, The newspaper followed the same template as other papers in the River Media group which focus on lifestyle stories and an emphasis on sport. It was based in Carrick-on-Shannon

Carrick-on-Shannon

Carrick-on-Shannon is the county town of County Leitrim in Ireland. It is also the smallest main county town in the country . It is situated on a strategic crossing point of the River Shannon and is the largest town in the county. The population of the town was 3,163 in 2006. It is in the barony...

 and competed with another paper called the Leitrim Observer

Leitrim Observer

The Leitrim Observer is the oldest newspaper in Leitrim and in Ireland. It is a weekly newspaper published every Wednesday and once competed with another newspaper called the Leitrim Post which has since closed down due to poor sales.-History:...

. The Leitrim Post ceased publication in 2009 due to poor sales figures.