The Western People is a weekly local newspaper

Newspaper

A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...

 published in Ballina, County Mayo

Ballina, County Mayo

Ballina is a large town in north County Mayo in Ireland. It lies at the mouth of the River Moy near Killala Bay, in the Moy valley and Parish of Kilmoremoy, with the Ox Mountain range to the east and the Nephin Beg mountains to the west...

 in the Republic of 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,...

, it was first published in 1883. The paper is now owned by Cork-based Thomas Crosbie Holdings

Thomas Crosbie Holdings

Thomas Crosbie Holdings is a family-owned media and publishing group based in Cork, Ireland. Its largest publication is The Irish Examiner, the third largest daily broadsheet newspaper in the Republic of Ireland....

. Until recently the paper was printed at its premises in Ballina, but printing has been outsourced by its owner to a Cork based company.

The Ballina Herald newspaper (1844 — April 28, 1962), later named 'Ballina Herald and Mayo and Sligo Advertiser', merged with the Western People in or around 1962.

According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it had an average weekly circulation

Newspaper circulation

A newspaper's circulation is the number of copies it distributes on an average day. Circulation is one of the principal factors used to set advertising rates. Circulation is not always the same as copies sold, often called paid circulation, since some newspapers are distributed without cost to the...

 of 18,242 (ABC Jan-Dec '08 - 12 month figure). It is one of just a few newspapers in the west of Ireland which provides verifiable and independently audited circulation figures.

CEO is Brian Feeney and Commercial Director is David Dwane

David Dwane

David Dwane is a well-known figure in the music industry in the North West of Ireland. David is from Ballina, County Mayo, and has been active in promoting new musical talent in the area since 2000. From his teenage days in Ballyhaunis the talent began to show...

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External links

• Western People — website of the newspaper