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Line 1: {{Other uses\|Westerner (disambiguation){{!}}The Westerner}} {{Short description\|Irish newspaper}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=July 2015}} {{Use Irish English\|date=July 2015}} {{Infobox newspaper \| name = Western People \| logo = Westernpeople.png \| image = \| type = [[Weekly newspaper]] \| format = ~~Broadsheet~~Tabloid (broadsheet until 2013) \| foundation = {{start date\|df=yes\|1883}} \| owners = ''[[~~Landmark~~The ~~Media~~Irish ~~Investments~~Times]]'' \| political = Central~~/authoritarian leaning~~ \| headquarters = [[Ballina, County Mayo]] \| editor = James Laffey \| website = ~~http~~[https://~~www~~westernpeople.ie/ westernpeople.ie/] }} The '''''Western People''''' is a weekly local [[newspaper]] published in [[Ballina, County Mayo]] in ~~the [[Republic of~~ Ireland~~]],~~. itIt was first published in 1883.▼ The newspaper was part of the [[Thomas Crosbie Holdings]] group. Thomas Crosbie Holdings went into receivership in March 2013.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2013/0306/374490-thomas-crosbie-holdings/\|title=Receiver appointed to publisher of Irish Examiner\|date=6 March 2013\|website=www.rte.ie}}</ref> The newspaper was acquired by [[Landmark Media Investments]]. In December 2017, a sale was agreed to ''[[The Irish Times]]''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/arid-30817451.html\|title=The Irish Times to acquire Landmark Media business\|date=6 December 2017\|website=Irish Examiner}}</ref> pending regulatory approval; in July 2018, this sale was completed.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2018/0710/977737-irish-times-completes-purchase-of-irish-examiner/\|title=Irish Times completes purchase of Irish Examiner\|date=10 July 2018\|website=www.rte.ie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/arid-30854228.html\|title=Irish Times complete purchase of Landmark Media; Pledge to protect 'identity and independence' of titles\|date=10 July 2018\|website=Irish Examiner}}</ref> ▲The '''''Western People''''' is a weekly local [[newspaper]] published in [[Ballina, County Mayo]] in the [[Republic of Ireland]], it was first published in 1883. The ''Ballina Herald'' newspaper (1844 – 28 April 1962), later named ''Ballina Herald and Mayo and Sligo Advertiser'', merged with the ''Western People'' in or around 1962.▼ The newspaper was part of the [[Thomas Crosbie Holdings]] group. [[Thomas Crosbie Holdings]] went into receivership in March 2013.<ref>http://www.rte.ie/news/business/2013/0306/374490-thomas-crosbie-holdings/</ref> The newspaper was acquired by [[Landmark Media Investments]]. In December 2017, a sale was agreed to ''[[The Irish Times]]'' <ref>http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/the-irish-times-to-acquire-landmark-media-business-817451.html</ref> pending regulatory approval. According to the ~~[http://www.abc-ireland.ie/~~ Audit Bureau of Circulations], it had an average weekly [[Newspaper circulation\|circulation]] of 18,242 in 2008 (ABC Jan-Dec ~~'08 -~~2008; 12 month figure). Circulation fell to 13,236 for 2012.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.abc.org.uk/Products-Services/Product-Page/?tid=12547 \|title=Product Page - ABC \|access-date=14 February 2013 \|archive-date=1 February 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201221428/http://www.abc.org.uk/Products-Services/Product-Page/?tid=12547 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>▼ ▲The ''Ballina Herald'' newspaper (1844 – 28 April 1962), later named 'Ballina Herald and Mayo and Sligo Advertiser', merged with the ''Western People'' in or around 1962. ▲According to the [http://www.abc-ireland.ie/ Audit Bureau of Circulations], it had an average weekly [[Newspaper circulation\|circulation]] of 18,242 (ABC Jan-Dec '08 - 12 month figure). Circulation fell to 13,236 for 2012.<ref>http://www.abc.org.uk/Products-Services/Product-Page/?tid=12547</ref> ~~The CEO is Brian Feeney and Commercial Director is [[David Dwane]].~~ ==See also== Line 32 ⟶ 31: ==External links== * {{official website\|~~http~~https://~~www.~~westernpeople.ie/}} {{Media in County Mayo}} {{Newspapers in the Republic of Ireland\|state=expanded}} {{~~Irish national~~Ireland newspapers}} [[Category:1883 establishments in Ireland]] [[Category:Ballina, County Mayo]] [[Category:~~Media~~Mass media in County Mayo]] [[Category:Newspapers published in the Republic of Ireland]] [[Category:~~Publications~~Newspapers established in 1883]] [[Category:The Irish Times]] [[Category:Thomas Crosbie Holdings]] [[Category:Weekly newspapers published in Ireland]]