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The Times Ireland to cease print edition

Today's print edition of The Times, Ireland edition
Today's print edition of The Times, Ireland edition

Up to 20 people are to be made redundant at The Times Ireland newspaper, RTÉ News understands.

Sources say the print version of the paper as it currently exists will cease publication.

In a statement, the company said a consultation process had begun with staff at the newspaper and that the company was proposing a return to the International edition in print, but that no final decision had been made.

However, RTÉ News understands staff were told at a meeting today that all but three positions at the paper were to be made redundant and that those three jobs had to be reapplied for.

A print version of the Times Ireland was launched in June 2017 after a digital-only launch in 2015.

The publication will return to a digital-only edition.

The statement went on to say that The Sunday Times in Ireland will be unaffected by the changes.

"Our fast-growing international digital edition, which is now sold in more than 150 countries, will be the ongoing focus of our Irish news operation," said the spokesperson.