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McassociatesCONKEY 2017/18 Print & Press Circulation Figures

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• As could be expected, Newspaper sales fell further in 2017. • () launch managed to lift its circulation The circulation of daily print titles was 8.2% lower in the to 10,109 copies, up from the London Times circulation of second half than on the same period the year losing some 2593 copies. I suspect most of these are free (to Bank of 34K copies a day. Ireland customers).

• The print circulation of now stands at • The Irish at 37,351 copies is down (with the Irish 61,049 copies, down 7.8 per cent year on year. Mail on Sunday at 74,392 also down) believed to be the result of bulk circulations not being reflected in the figures. • The Irish Times Digital Edition (a digital replica of the daily newspaper) had daily sales of 16,939 for the period up • Sunday Newspapers lost 36,760 copies a week, retreating 29% yoy, The growth in digital edition sales meant the 6.1 per cent. combined sale for the print and digital editions of The Irish Times declined 2 per cent year on year, arriving at 77988 • The Sunday Independent is still the top selling Sunday copies. The IT claim 72,000 of its sales as subscription! but its circulation has stayed below the 200,000 mark at 178,323 - 6.9 per cent lower than at the end of 2016. • : Print circulation fell 7.2 per cent year on year to 90107 and , its sister paper, saw its sales • The circulation of the fell 10.4 per cent year fall 11.6 per cent to 36097. on year to 133,946

• The now sells an average of 27589 copies. It • fell 1.2 per cent year on year to 75534. remains to see if this will be absorbed as the edition • The Sunday Business ’s circulation is close to where it of the Irish Times. was a year ago at 29619.

Circulation ROI

Dailies Sundays Weeklies Irish Independent 90,107 Sunday Independent 178,323 Irish Farmers Journal 60,934 The Irish Times 61,049 Sunday World 133,946 Irish Field 10,396 The Irish Sun 56,504 The Irish Mail on Sunday 74,392 48,687 The Sunday Times 55,534 The Irish Daily Mail 37,351 Sun on Sunday 53,717 The Herald 36,097 The Sunday 29.619 Irish Examiner 27,589 Irish Sunday Mirror 22,069 The Times (Ireland) 10,109

Circulation NI

Dailies Sundays TITLE July-Dec 2017 TITLE July-Dec 2017 Newsletter 13,710 Sunday Mirror 20,405 The Mirror 30,183 The People 4,629 The Sun 33,201 Sunday World 36,060 Irish News 33,300 32,892 Telegraph 36,403 Sun on Sunday 23,056

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2014/2015 Readership

Combined Print Combined Print & Print Figures Print Digital Figures Digital & Digital Figure Digital Percentage % (‘000) Percentage % (‘000) Percentage % Any Newspaper 2,947 81.9% 2,733 75.9% 720 20% Any Daily 2,197 61% 1,866 51.8% 615 17.1% Any Sunday 1,983 55.1% 1,885 52.4% 211 5.9%

Daily Titles Irish Independent 688 19.1% 508 14.1% 236 6.6% The Irish Times 427 11.9% 317 8.8% 159 4.4% Irish Examiner 236 6.5% 194 5.4% 52 1.4% Irish Daily Star 326 9.1% 310 8.6% 20 0.5% Irish Daily Mirror 233 6.5% 191 5.3% 52 1.4% Irish Sun (Mon-Sat) 299 8.3% 280 7.8% 21 0.6% Irish Daily Mail 217 6% 172 4.8% 53 1.5% The Herald 255 7.1% 241 6.7% 18 0.5%

Sunday Titles Sunday Independent 921 25.6% 852 23.7% 112 3.1% Sunday World 660 18.3% 648 18% 27 0.7% Sunday Business Post 113 3.1% 109 3% 8 0.2% The Sunday Times 367 10.2% 340 9.4% 44 1.2% Irish Sunday Mirror 150 4.2% 134 3.7% 19 0.5% Irish Mail on Sunday 296 8.2% 281 7.8% 20 0.5% Irish Sun (Sunday Edition) 237 6.6% 230 6.4% 11 0.3%

Weekly Newspapers Irish Farmers Journal 247 6.8% 240 6.7 9 0.3%

ABC Ireland Report December 2017

BUSINESS MAGAZINES CONSUMER MAGAZINES Product Total Product Total

Cara (Bi-monthly) 40,000 RTE Guide 45,861 Weekly Accountancy Ireland - Print & Digital 26,337 Irish Country Magazine 25,295 Quarterly Phoenix 13,273 VIP 24,215 Monthly Business & Finance 14,676 U Magazine 24,134 Fortnightly Business Plus 10,287 RSVP 23,327 Monthly Irish Dental Journal 3,302 Social & Personal 22,737 Monthly Image 22,702 Monthly TV Now! 22,378 Weekly Grocery Irish Tatler 21,056 Monthly Shelflife 7,580 Woman’s Way 20,762 Weekly Retail News 6,777 Ireland of the Welcomes 19,888 Bi-Monthly Checkout 5,827 - Print & Digital 17,836 Fortnightly Irish Marketing Journal 4,800 Easy Food 16,687 Monthly Stellar 16,509 Monthly House & Home Magazine 15,631 Bi-Monthly Xpose Magazine 15,061 Monthly Gay Community News 9,925 Monthly Auto Trader ROI 9,171 Monthly The Irish Garden 7,787 Monthly Food & Wine 7,560 Monthly Easy Parenting 6,020 Bi-Monthly

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UK Newspapers in ROI

DAILY NEWSPAPERS: SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS: Title 2017 Title 2017 2,499 Sunday Express 3,005 Daily Telegraph 2,097 The Observer 4,379 2,274 Sunday Telegraph 1,717 Guardian 2,152 Total 9,101 Total 9,022

UK Magazine Readership in Ireland 2017 Free Distribution Papers Circulation Advertiser 12,000 Publication All Adults Readership Local 4,000 000’s Carlow Courier 12,000 Carlow People 12,000 GENERAL INTEREST Chronicle, The () 22,500 20,000 National Geographic 217 Clare Echo 15,000 Reader’s Digest 94 Clondalkin News 7,996 Cork & County Advertiser 20,000 HOME & GARDEN Cork Advertiser, The 10,000 Cork Independent 15,143 Amateur Gardening 43 Leader 29,000 Gardeners’ World 57 Dublin Gazette Newspapers: 52,958 Good Housekeeping 79 Dublin People Group: House Beautiful 51 Northside East, Northside west, Southside 120,000 Ideal Home* 69 Dublin Voice - North 45/South 55 110000 Woman & Home 53 Leader 18,000 Advertiser 50,000 MEN’S INTEREST Grapevine, The (Bantry) 6,000 Kildare Post 15,000 FHM 34 Kildare Times 37,000 Kilkenny Reporter, The 14,000 MOTORING Killarney Advertiser 8,000 Killarney Outlook 10,000 Auto Express 55 Lee Valley Outlook 6,500 Post 15,000 Post 15,891 WOMEN’S INTEREST Lucan News 11,990 Lusk Local 2,000 Best 70 Mayo Advertiser 21,000 Chat 169 Meath Coaster 7,000 Closer 120 Midleton & District News 3,500 Cosmopolitan 96 North County Leader 30,000 Elle 78 North West Express 30,000 Glamour 80 Roscommon People 18,000 Heat 95 Slaney News 10,000 Hello! 240 Sliabh Luachra Outlook 3,000 Marie Claire 53 South Tipp Today 20,500 More! 44 Swords Local 6,000 Now 141 The Advertiser (North Kerry) 6,500+ OK 229 The Local News 119,000 Prima 43 The Rathcoole & Saggart News 3,997 Red 34 The News 25,977 Vogue 121 Tipp Tatler 8,000 Woman 75 Outlook 8,000 Woman’s Own 89 Waterford Mail 20,000 Waterford Today 20,000 Woman’s Weekly 76 West Cork People 9,000 West Cork Times 10,000 Wicklow Times 44,200 Wicklow Voice 20,000

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