1. Globalisation and its effects on the notion of national press: the case of the Republic of Ireland Jean Mercereau
2. “ Irish people like to see Ireland as an exceptional place. […] [But] what makes Ireland interesting is not that it is exceptional but, on the contrary, that it is, in the early 21st century, an extreme case of a phenomenon that touches every part of the world: globalisation.” Fintan O’Toole, After the Ball , 2003
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4. CIRCULATION OF DAILY MORNING NEWSPAPERS IN REPUBLIC OF IRELAND JANUARY-JUNE 2005 + 7.5% 57,000 Thomas Crosbie Holdings Irish Examiner + 31.6% 79,000 Trinity Mirror Irish Mirror + 33.3% 108,000 INM / Express Newspapers Irish Star + 21.6% 118,000 Irish Times Trust Limited Irish Times + 114.3% 120,000 News International Irish Sun + 6.5% 164,000 Independent News and Media Irish Independent EVOLUTION since 1995 CIRCULATION JANUARY-JUNE 2005 OWNER TITLE
5. Circulation of Irish and British daily morning newspapers in Ireland: compared evolution 1995-2005
9. CONCENTRATION: THE POSITION OF INDEPENDENT NEWS AND MEDIA 71,000 Sunday The Sunday Tribune (30%) 274,000 Sunday The Sunday World 291,000 Sunday The Sunday Independent 94,000 Evening Daily The Evening Herald 108,000 Morning Daily The Irish Daily Star (50%) 164,000 Morning Daily The Irish Independent CIRCULATION JANUARY-JUNE 2005 TYPE TITLE