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Mayo News
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Dermot Berry
EditorMichael Duffy
Founded1892
Political alignmentCentral
HeadquartersWestport, County Mayo
WebsiteMayo News

The Mayo News is a weekly local newspaper published in Westport in Ireland.

History and profile

The Mayo News was established in Westport in 1892.[1] After writing several editorials on the Corrib gas controversy during her tenure, editor Denise Horan will take up a position as Shell Ireland's senior communications advisor at the end of April 2009.

According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the paper had an average weekly circulation of 10,315 during 2005.[2]

In 2007 and in 2014 the Mayo News was named as the European Newspaper of the Year in the category of local newspapers.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mayo newspaper wins European award". RTE News. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. ^ Audit Bureau of Circulations