Irish Newspaper Archives

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The Irish Newspaper Archives (INA) is a commercial online database of digitised Irish newspapers, and is the largest [1] collection of Irish newspapers archives in the world. It is also said to be the world's oldest archive of Irish newspapers. [2] [3]

Contents

Subscription-free access to the archive is available to users in Irish public libraries, universities and schools. [4] [5] Annual membership for the 12-month Gold-membership costs €169.00. The 1-month Gold-membership costs €18.25 per month to a total of €219.00 annually, as of 2025. [6]

History

The Irish Newspaper Archives originated in the 1960s, when Alan Martin founded National Micro Publishing, a company that provided microfilming services for newspaper publishers and libraries throughout Ireland. [7] [8]

In the early 21st century, the business was expanded and digitised, resulting in the creation of the Irish Newspaper Archives online platform. [7] Between 2001 and 2003, the company was established as a subsidiary of National Micro Media Ltd. by Andrew Martin alongside his family. [9] [10] Irish Newspaper Archive Ltd. remains an independent, family-run enterprise managed by Alan Martin’s sons, Andrew and Jonathan, and their mother, Annette as well as Phillip Martin. [7] The archive continues to grow since its launch in 2009 [11] , with current newspapers updated weekly and historical issues added on an ongoing basis. [12] [13]

Collections

The collection of newspaper issues spans the period from 1738 [14] to the present day, encompassing more than 250 years of daily publications printed and distributed throughout Ireland [15] and abroad. [16] [17] It includes around 260 different Irish newspaper outlets. [18] [19]

As of 2025, Irish Newspaper Archives announced significant expansions and updates to its collection, adding newly digitised titles such as The Monaghan Argus (1949–1970), Mayo Examiner (1868–1876), Roscommon Champion (1944–2010), Roscommon and Leitrim Gazette (1822–1882), Roscommon Journal (1828–1927) and updating major runs including the Roscommon Messenger, Argus (Louth), Belfast Telegraph , The Bray People , and The Corkman through 2025. [20]

References

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  2. ↑ "About Irish Newspaper Archives". Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  3. ↑ Ó Séaghdha, Darach (19 May 2019). "The Irish For: Let's settle the 'crack' versus 'craic' debate by looking at the evidence". TheJournal.ie . Archived from the original on 19 May 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Local libraries reap rewards of turning over a brand new page". The Southern Star . 14 March 2019. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Irish Newspaper Archive". Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Irish Newspaper Archives". irishnewsarchive.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 Times, Senior (9 November 2022). "Irish GenPod Episode 7 - Andrew and Jonathan Martin". Senior Times. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Every Irish newspaper under one digital roof | Magill". magill.ie. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "IRISH NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE LIMITED Overview | Company information - IE.GlobalDatabase.com". ie.globaldatabase.com. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "Irish Newspaper Archives Ltd | eDesiderata". edesiderata.crl.edu. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  11. ↑ Irish GenPod 7 - Andrew And Jonathan Martin , retrieved 1 December 2025
  12. ↑ Genealogical Society of Ireland GSI (14 September 2018). Using the Irish Newspaper Archive - a lecture by Andrew Martin . Retrieved 28 October 2025– via YouTube.
  13. ↑ "The Irish Times view on the National Archives: a vital resource which has been consistently neglected". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "Irish Newspapers Archive – IReL" . Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  15. ↑ nli. "eResources". www.nli.ie. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  16. ↑ Burns, John (20 August 2022). "Using the Irish Newspaper Archives — 250 years' worth of news in your living room". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  17. ↑ "Irish News Archives - About Us".
  18. ↑ Neeson, Anthony. "Sitting on a hoard of Irish Echo past copies? If so, we want to hear from you". Irish Echo Newspaper. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  19. ↑ "LinkedIn - Irish Newspaper Archives - Official Company Page". LinkedIn. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  20. ↑ "Irish Newspaper Archives". irishnewsarchive.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.


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