Alpha Newspaper Group

Alpha Newspaper Group is a media group, primarily involved in local newspaper publishing and radio broadcasting, in Northern Ireland.

Ownership

The group is partly owned, and chaired, by businessman and retired Ulster Unionist politician Lord Kilclooney, formerly known as John Taylor.

Business interests

Alpha Newspaper Group titles are a large local newspaper group in Northern Ireland.

Alpha Newspapers previously owned two newspapers in County Offaly (Tullamore and Midland Tribune) in the Republic of Ireland. In April 2019, Alpha Newspapers sold these titles to Iconic Newspapers subject to regulatory approval. [1]

Headquarters

The company's headquarters are in Moygashel near Dungannon, County Tyrone.

Online presence

The Alpha Newspaper Group's publications are made available, in whole, or in part, at the domain names Ulsternet and Irelandnet.

Titles published

Northern Ireland

Newspapers

Radio stations

Alpha Newspapers, The Irish News and River Media are part of the consortium Northern Media Group, which operates six radio stations in Northern Ireland:

Former Republic of Ireland
gollark: What if umwn is just visiting periodically to not lose his claims?
gollark: *Is* it good going to have stock after 100 days? Either you have really good automation systems, which would be good I guess, or your prices are too high so you're not selling.
gollark: Hmm, you want people to take fish, you say?
gollark: Xenon is IIRC recommended by hydro now.
gollark: It includes... cutting-edge sandboxing, to prevent you from modifying any of it!

References
  1. https://www.independent.ie/business/media/former-top-unionist-to-sell-newspaper-business-south-of-the-border-38029901.html
  2. https://www.ccpc.ie/business/mergers-acquisitions/merger-notifications/m03040-alpha-newspaper-group-veldtstar/
  3. https://www.independent.ie/business/media/former-top-unionist-to-sell-newspaper-business-south-of-the-border-38029901.html
  4. https://www.ccpc.ie/business/mergers-acquisitions/merger-notifications/m03040-alpha-newspaper-group-veldtstar/
  5. https://www.independent.ie/business/media/former-top-unionist-to-sell-newspaper-business-south-of-the-border-38029901.html
  6. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/three-midlands-newspapers-to-close-1.863348
  7. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/three-midlands-newspapers-to-close-1.863348
  8. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/three-midlands-newspapers-to-close-1.863348
  9. Media UK Profile for Alpha Newspaper Group
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