Irish Independent facts for kids
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | compact |
| Owner(s) | Independent News & Media |
| Founded | January 1905 (replaced Daily Irish Independent) |
| Political alignment | Populist Conservative |
| Headquarters | Talbot Street, Dublin, Ireland |
| ISSN | 0021-1222 |
The Irish Independent is Ireland's biggest daily newspaper. It is printed by a company called Independent News & Media (INM). This newspaper often comes with shiny magazines. Most of the paper is in English, but it also has a weekly extra part in Irish called Seachtain. "Seachtain" is the Irish word for "week".
The Irish Independent has a sister newspaper, the Sunday Independent. You can also find the Irish Independent on the Irish Newspaper Archives website.
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Since May 2012, a rich businessman named Denis O'Brien has had control over the Irish Independent. He bought a large part of the company that owns the newspaper. Before this, the Irish Independent was a large, traditional newspaper called a broadsheet. In 2004, it also started printing a smaller, more modern size called a compact. After Denis O'Brien took over in 2012, the newspaper decided to only print in the compact size.
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The History of the Irish Independent
How the Newspaper Started
The Irish Independent newspaper began in 1905. Before that, there was another newspaper called the Daily Irish Independent. This older paper was from the 1890s and supported a political leader named Charles Stewart Parnell.
The Irish Independent was started by William Martin Murphy. He was a well-known Irish businessman who was a nationalist. However, he did not agree with Charles Stewart Parnell.
The Newspaper During Important Times
During the 1913 Lockout, which was a big strike by workers in Dublin, William Martin Murphy was a leader among the employers. His newspaper, the Irish Independent, printed news and opinions that were against the striking workers. It said that the workers' unions would not win the fight.
When the 1916 Easter Rising happened, the Irish Independent called it "insane and criminal". It famously demanded that the leaders of the Rising be executed.
In December 1919, during the Irish War of Independence, a group of twenty IRA men attacked and destroyed the newspaper's printing factory. They did this because they felt the newspaper was not writing good things about the Irish Republican Army. They believed the paper supported the British side and had a Unionist view.
In 1924, another old nationalist newspaper, the Freeman's Journal, joined with the Irish Independent.
In the 1970s, a businessman named Tony O'Reilly took over the newspaper. He used to be in charge of the Heinz food company.
Images for kids
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First issue of the Irish Independent
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Masthead of the Freeman's Journal, founded 1763, which merged with the Irish Independent in 1924
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Independent Newspapers in January 1935
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See also
In Spanish: Irish Independent for kids
