Newspaper circulation continued to fall in the first half of the year, according to the latest industry figures, across the morning daily and Sunday markets.
The daily newspaper market shrunk by 5% between January and June when compared to the same period of 2014, according to the latest ABC figures, while Sunday circulation was down 8% overall.
Daily morning newspapers had a total circulation of almost 440,000 in the first six months of the year – 23,281 fewer than a year ago.
The Irish Independent remained the biggest daily newspaper in the period with a circulation of 109,524 – however this was down 2,859 (2.5%) year-on-year.
The Irish Times’ circulation fell by 4,138 (5.2%) to 76,194, while The Sun was down 3,009 (5%) to 57,702.
The Irish Daily Star’s circulation of 57,658 was 3,340 (5.5%) lower than a year ago, while the Irish Daily Mail was 627 (1.2%) lower at 49,876.
The Daily Mirror shed 7,013 (14%) of its circulation to stand at 43,250 by the end of June, while The Irish Examiner dropped 1,828 (5.2%) copies to record a circulation of 33,198.
Meanwhile the Sunday market had a total circulation of 719,471 – a decline of 61,142 (8%) on the previous year.
The Sunday Independent continued to be the highest circulated newspaper in Ireland at 213,549 – though this was 7,016 (3%) lower than the figure recorded in the first six months of 2014.
The Sunday World had a circulation of 178,867 – down 19,393 (10%) year-on-year, while the Mail on Sunday shed 9,683 (10%) of its copies to hit 90,399.
The Sunday Times’ circulation was also 10% lower – dropping 9,093 copies to 82,748, while The Sun on Sunday fell 2,370 (4%) to 53,047.
The Sunday Business Post’s circulation came in at 32,498 – down 1,514 (4%) year-on-year, while the Irish Sunday Mirror fell 4,881 (14%) to 30,586.
