The Herald (Ireland)

"Evening Herald" redirects here. For newspapers with a similar name, see Herald (newspaper).

The Herald is a nationwide mid-market tabloid newspaper headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and published by Independent News & Media who are a subsidiary of Mediahuis.^[1] It is published Monday–Saturday. The newspaper was known as the Evening Herald until its name was changed in 2013. It is known for its vendors on the streets of Dublin.^[2]

The Herald

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Tabloid (formerly broadsheet)
Owner(s)	Independent News & Media, a subsidiary of Mediahuis
Founded	1891
Language	English
Headquarters	Talbot Street, Dublin
ISSN	0791-6906
Website	herald.ie

History

The Evening Herald was first published in Dublin on 19 December 1891.^[3]

In 1982 the paper changed its size from broadsheet to tabloid.^{[citation needed]}

Until November 2000, the Evening Herald was produced and pressed in Independent House on Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1.^{[citation needed]} The monochrome printing facility in the basement of this building was then retired, and the paper is now printed in full colour at a purpose-built plant in Citywest, along with the Irish Independent, the Sunday Independent and various other regional newspapers owned by Independent News & Media. In 2004, production of the paper was moved from Independent House to a new office on Talbot Street and the paper's old home was sold to the neighbouring department store, Arnotts, for an estimated €26 million.^{[citation needed]}

The life of Herald music critic Chris Wasser was threatened by fans of boy band The Wanted in 2012 following the publication of his review of their gig in Dublin.^[4]

In March 2013, it was reported that the Evening Herald was to be renamed The Herald and would become a morning rather than an evening newspaper.^[5]

In March 2017, it was announced that INM were merging the Sunday World and The Herald newsrooms.^[6]

In October 2020, Independent News & Media announced that they would not longer be supporting the Herald website and would merge the Herald newsroom with the INM newsroom.^[7]

In 2023, it was reported that Mediahuis were no longer investing in The Herald and it was being left to "sink or swim".^[8]

Herald AM

On 10 October 2005, a free version of the Evening Herald, published in the mornings and entitled Herald AM, began distribution, as a defensive measure against the Daily Mail and General Trust-owned Metro, launched on the same date. It joined with another morning freesheet Metro to become the Metro Herald. Herald AM later closed.^{[citation needed]}

Circulation

Year (period)	Average circulation per issue
1999 (January to June)[9]	110,500
2005 (January to June)[10]	93,830
2006 (January to June)[11]	87,645
2010 (January to June)[12]	67,657
2011 (January to June)[12]	61,936
2012 (January to June)[13]	61,179
2012 (July to December)[14]	58,826
2014 (July to December)[15]	49,512
2015 (July to December)[16]	44,317
2016 (January to June)[17]	44,085
2016 (July to December)[18]	40,847
2017 (January to June)[19]	39,093
2017 (July to December)[20]	36,097
2018 (January to June)[21]	31,946
2018 (July to December)[22]	28,940

In 2019, Independent News & Media exited the ABC auditing process.^[23] Hence, no circulation figures are available after 2018.