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The Lurgan Mail was founded in 1889 by Lewis Robert Richardson. The Lurgan Mail is a tabloid weekly newspaper based in Lurgan, County Armagh in Northern Ireland. It is published on Wednesday evenings, though each edition always bears the Thursday date [1] and reports not only news in Lurgan, but also in nearby towns such as Waringstown and others in Craigavon Borough area. It is operated by Johnston Publishing (NI), a holding company of Johnston Press, who owns many of titles across Ireland and the United Kingdom. [2]

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References

  1. "Lurgan Mail". British Newspapers Online. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
  2. "Lurgan Mail". Media UK. Retrieved 16 June 2008.