Mediahuis Ireland

Mediahuis Ireland
Company typePrivate limited company[1]
IndustryMedia
Founded1904; 120 years ago (1904)
in Dublin, Ireland
FounderWilliam Martin Murphy
HeadquartersDublin, Ireland
Key people
Marc Vangeel (CEO)[2]
ProductsNewspapers, magazines, distribution, printing and online media.
Revenue€191 million (2018)[3]
OwnerMediahuis[1]
Number of employees
825 (2018)[3]
Websitewww.inmplc.com

Mediahuis Ireland (formally Independent News and Media, or INM)[4] is a Belgian/Dutch-owned media organisation that is based in Dublin and publishes national daily newspapers, Sunday newspapers, regional newspapers and operates multiple websites including Independent.ie. Mediahuis Ireland operates throughout Ireland. Its titles include the highest circulation daily and Sunday papers in Ireland.[5] Mediahuis Ireland is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mediahuis.[6]

The INM group of companies was dominated by Tony O'Reilly and his family between 1973 and 2012. Thereafter Denis O'Brien was the largest shareholder in Independent News & Media until April 2019.[7]

  1. ^ a b "Court approves INM takeover by Mediahuis". Independent.ie. 30 July 2019.
  2. ^ "New CEO appointed to INM". Independent.ie. 31 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b https://www.inmplc.com/~/media/Files/I/INM/investor-docs/reports-and-presentations/annual-report-2018.pdf[dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Closure of local Irish newspapers set to 'accelerate' after loss of 17 titles since 2008". The Irish Times.
  5. ^ "Irish Newspaper Circulation July-Dec 2018 Island of Ireland Report Print". Media and Marketing Consulting. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  6. ^ Paul, Mark. "The page turns at INM as it ponders a digital future". The Irish Times. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Irish newspaper editor's column was changed after going to press". The Guardian. London. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014. Denis O'Brien is the majority shareholder in INM. In theory, with 29% of the shares, he does not control it. In practice, he does.