The Tuam Herald

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The Tuam Herald
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TypeWeekly newspaper
Format8-column broadsheet until March 2015; now compact
EditorDavid Burke
Founded1837 (1837)
Political alignmentCentral
HeadquartersDublin Road, Tuam
Website www.tuamherald.ie

The Tuam Herald is a weekly Irish newspaper, founded in 1837 by Richard Kelly, which serves the town of Tuam and County Galway. It has a circulation of about 10,000 copies.

The newspaper is printed (but not owned) by Celtic Media Group. [1]

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References

  1. "Celtic Media not to proceed with newspaper sale to INM". Westmeath Independent. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2020.