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| Daily Ireland to cease printing | Daily Ireland to cease printing |
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| The Belfast-based newspaper Daily Ireland is to cease publication, managing director Mairtin O Muilleoir has said. | The Belfast-based newspaper Daily Ireland is to cease publication, managing director Mairtin O Muilleoir has said. |
| The paper, launched in February 2005, reduced its daily coverage to five days earlier this year. | The paper, launched in February 2005, reduced its daily coverage to five days earlier this year. |
| Mr O Muilleoir said the "British government's refusal to allow Daily Ireland to tender for advertisements was a major factor in its collapse". | Mr O Muilleoir said the "British government's refusal to allow Daily Ireland to tender for advertisements was a major factor in its collapse". |
| The last edition of the newspaper will be published on Friday. | The last edition of the newspaper will be published on Friday. |
| Paying tribute to staff, supporters and readers, Mr O Muilleoir said the newspaper had played a vital role in promoting the nationalist case "at a time when McCarthyism and anti-nationalist voices were in the ascendancy". | Paying tribute to staff, supporters and readers, Mr O Muilleoir said the newspaper had played a vital role in promoting the nationalist case "at a time when McCarthyism and anti-nationalist voices were in the ascendancy". |
| "We are very proud of the achievements of the Daily Ireland team over the past 20 months," he said. | "We are very proud of the achievements of the Daily Ireland team over the past 20 months," he said. |
| Legal challenge | Legal challenge |
| "We hope we have inspired others to take up where we have left off and that this is more a time-out than an ending." | "We hope we have inspired others to take up where we have left off and that this is more a time-out than an ending." |
| Daily Ireland has lodged a legal challenge to what it claims is the refusal of the NIO to advertise in the paper. | Daily Ireland has lodged a legal challenge to what it claims is the refusal of the NIO to advertise in the paper. |
| It is understood, however, the NIO will "robustly defend" the case when it comes to hearing in the autumn. | |
| The most recent Audit Bureau of Circulation figures show that Daily Ireland was selling 10,080 copies each day. | The most recent Audit Bureau of Circulation figures show that Daily Ireland was selling 10,080 copies each day. |
| This compares with Belfast Telegraph sales of 90,827; Irish News 49,272 and News Letter, 28,293. | This compares with Belfast Telegraph sales of 90,827; Irish News 49,272 and News Letter, 28,293. |
| Daily Ireland is the second Belfast-based newspaper to fold within 16 months. | Daily Ireland is the second Belfast-based newspaper to fold within 16 months. |
| In May last year, the Daily View collapsed with the loss of 17 journalists' jobs after publishing for just five weeks. | In May last year, the Daily View collapsed with the loss of 17 journalists' jobs after publishing for just five weeks. |
| Daily View, produced by Local Press Ltd, had been heralded as a cross-commmunity newspaper. | Daily View, produced by Local Press Ltd, had been heralded as a cross-commmunity newspaper. |