asked the Minister for Finance if he will state, for each of the five years ended the 31st March, 1947, the amount paid, in respect of advertising, to each daily and weekly newspaper; and the estimated circulation of each such paper, on foot of which the rates of such advertising charges were agreed.
Written Answers. - Payments for Advertising.
The particulars requested by the Deputy are set out in the attached statement.
Following is the statement:—
RETURN OF EXPENDITURE IN RESPECT OF ADVERTISEMENTS IN DAILY AND WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS DURING THE FIVE YEARS ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1947.
Paper |
Circulation |
1942/43 |
1943/44 |
1944/45 |
1945/46 |
1946/47 |
||||||||||
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
||
Anglo-Celt, Cavan |
18,000 |
480 |
8 |
7 |
497 |
11 |
1 |
550 |
13 |
11 |
329 |
2 |
11 |
373 |
5 |
5 |
Ballina Herald, Ballina |
4,600 |
132 |
9 |
3 |
70 |
8 |
1 |
63 |
14 |
9 |
58 |
13 |
5 |
32 |
11 |
4 |
Church of Ireland Gazette |
9,000 |
31 |
17 |
7 |
19 |
15 |
5 |
20 |
8 |
9 |
18 |
5 |
6 |
15 |
14 |
6 |
Cork Examiner, Evening Echo and Weekly Examiner. |
94,400(certified) |
3,619 |
13 |
6 |
4,834 |
7 |
8 |
5,280 |
16 |
0 |
4,171 |
7 |
10 |
5,196 |
12 |
9 |
Connacht Tribune, Galway |
16,650(certified) |
481 |
11 |
1 |
512 |
6 |
1 |
634 |
14 |
11 |
471 |
3 |
0 |
476 |
0 |
0 |
Clare Champion, Ennis |
15,000 |
435 |
8 |
2 |
470 |
12 |
11 |
587 |
17 |
0 |
366 |
14 |
3 |
408 |
19 |
11 |
Connaught Telegraph, Castlebar |
5,000 |
109 |
11 |
7 |
123 |
13 |
8 |
188 |
10 |
4 |
118 |
4 |
1 |
284 |
17 |
11 |
Dublin Evening Mail |
56,000(certified) |
182 |
4 |
1 |
670 |
8 |
6 |
989 |
9 |
4 |
594 |
9 |
6 |
925 |
12 |
3 |
Drogheda Independent |
12,023(certified) |
452 |
15 |
5 |
522 |
0 |
0 |
592 |
4 |
8 |
351 |
3 |
9 |
399 |
13 |
3 |
Drogheda Argus |
6,650 |
— |
299 |
17 |
8 |
526 |
3 |
7 |
334 |
16 |
8 |
378 |
15 |
0 |
||
Donegal Democrat |
9,000 |
409 |
5 |
11 |
432 |
7 |
0 |
560 |
18 |
11 |
323 |
8 |
4 |
366 |
13 |
3 |
Donegal Vindicator |
1,500 |
77 |
0 |
2 |
69 |
16 |
7 |
83 |
13 |
7 |
62 |
10 |
11 |
180 |
2 |
6 |
Dungarvan Leader |
5,000 |
133 |
6 |
8 |
103 |
16 |
2 |
189 |
0 |
3 |
133 |
14 |
5 |
214 |
10 |
11 |
Dungarvan Observer |
4,700 |
117 |
0 |
0 |
110 |
3 |
10 |
161 |
6 |
2 |
126 |
4 |
11 |
215 |
17 |
5 |
Derry Journal |
13,609 |
463 |
18 |
4 |
444 |
19 |
8 |
522 |
18 |
10 |
334 |
11 |
11 |
363 |
13 |
7 |
Dundalk Democrat |
11,700 |
578 |
18 |
0 |
554 |
6 |
10 |
639 |
12 |
4 |
399 |
9 |
3 |
446 |
11 |
0 |
Dundalk Examiner |
7,500 |
410 |
10 |
11½ |
465 |
12 |
1 |
534 |
19 |
4 |
327 |
7 |
10 |
360 |
1 |
6 |
Enniscorthy Echo |
10,000 |
445 |
15 |
7 |
452 |
12 |
1 |
551 |
5 |
4 |
319 |
6 |
3 |
294 |
8 |
8 |
East Galway Democrat, Ballinasloe. |
2,500 |
52 |
19 |
5 |
52 |
6 |
4 |
77 |
15 |
9 |
45 |
15 |
0 |
30 |
12 |
2 |
Free Press, Wexford |
16,690(certified) |
160 |
19 |
2 |
155 |
16 |
10 |
190 |
12 |
4 |
142 |
6 |
7 |
201 |
2 |
2 |
Indiu |
5,000 |
— |
55 |
16 |
11 |
46 |
3 |
0 |
76 |
15 |
7 |
211 |
19 |
9 |
||
Irish Catholic |
30,000 |
58 |
0 |
1 |
91 |
17 |
5 |
75 |
9 |
2 |
76 |
4 |
8 |
103 |
15 |
1 |
Irish Times and Times Pictorial |
No figures available |
5,521 |
7 |
7 |
5,296 |
13 |
8 |
5,421 |
6 |
6 |
5,041 |
7 |
1 |
6,149 |
17 |
11 |
Independent Newspapers, Ltd., |
336,531(certified) |
4,727 |
17 |
5 |
5,423 |
13 |
0 |
5,857 |
16 |
4 |
5,451 |
9 |
4 |
7,740 |
0 |
7 |
Irish Press |
108,691(certified) |
5,047 |
9 |
11 |
4,868 |
16 |
8 |
4,638 |
4 |
9 |
4,388 |
7 |
10 |
6,563 |
19 |
8 |
Kilkenny People |
8,106(certified) |
185 |
10 |
4 |
385 |
11 |
11 |
549 |
11 |
1 |
338 |
3 |
5 |
363 |
18 |
2 |
Kilkenny Journal |
5,000 |
377 |
18 |
3 |
419 |
8 |
6 |
515 |
17 |
5 |
335 |
3 |
1 |
338 |
2 |
9 |
Kerryman, Tralee |
25,991(certified) |
532 |
13 |
4 |
533 |
12 |
3 |
630 |
3 |
1 |
366 |
14 |
2 |
430 |
15 |
7 |
Kerry Champion, Tralee |
5,100 |
447 |
8 |
7 |
467 |
6 |
1 |
539 |
2 |
7 |
366 |
15 |
3 |
349 |
11 |
11 |
Longford Leader |
5,000 |
372 |
0 |
0½ |
433 |
16 |
8 |
532 |
1 |
3 |
310 |
7 |
7 |
351 |
8 |
11 |
Leinster Leader, Naas |
12,250 |
445 |
5 |
10 |
460 |
10 |
10 |
510 |
9 |
7 |
340 |
4 |
10 |
370 |
18 |
9 |
Leitrim Observer, Carrick-on-Shannon. |
7,000 |
361 |
14 |
3 |
379 |
6 |
2 |
484 |
19 |
6 |
281 |
6 |
3 |
309 |
4 |
1 |
Limerick Leader |
15,000 |
458 |
2 |
7 |
499 |
5 |
5 |
575 |
7 |
10 |
382 |
15 |
3 |
431 |
3 |
3 |
Limerick Chronicle |
8,000 |
138 |
11 |
11 |
147 |
7 |
8 |
194 |
15 |
4 |
129 |
7 |
10 |
326 |
5 |
8 |
Leinster Express, Maryboro' |
4,000 |
26 |
1 |
5 |
43 |
2 |
1 |
38 |
18 |
0 |
134 |
13 |
8 |
136 |
5 |
8 |
Mayo News, Westport |
3,082 |
134 |
7 |
2 |
137 |
3 |
1 |
176 |
8 |
6 |
142 |
0 |
3 |
221 |
5 |
10 |
Munster Express, Waterford |
7,800 |
434 |
18 |
7 |
457 |
1 |
2 |
516 |
1 |
9 |
385 |
13 |
6 |
368 |
19 |
7 |
Midland Tribune, Birr |
10,000 |
452 |
15 |
10 |
450 |
6 |
2 |
452 |
0 |
9 |
316 |
13 |
3 |
363 |
17 |
9 |
Northern Standard, Monaghan |
4,225 |
447 |
4 |
2 |
457 |
4 |
10 |
527 |
7 |
9 |
340 |
12 |
2 |
358 |
15 |
5 |
Nationalist and Leinster Times, Carlow. |
10,200 |
463 |
10 |
8 |
513 |
6 |
7 |
605 |
18 |
4 |
376 |
13 |
6 |
395 |
15 |
2 |
Nenagh Guardian, Nenagh |
5,500(certified) |
368 |
13 |
8 |
457 |
0 |
0 |
561 |
3 |
10 |
341 |
14 |
2 |
366 |
7 |
6 |
Nationalist, Clonmel |
11,000 |
447 |
12 |
0 |
472 |
3 |
6 |
543 |
1 |
0 |
339 |
16 |
1 |
390 |
7 |
6 |
Offaly Chronicle, Birr |
4,500 |
71 |
8 |
1½ |
263 |
16 |
7 |
500 |
18 |
4 |
266 |
6 |
4 |
291 |
7 |
6 |
Meath Chronicle, Navan |
8,200(certified) |
413 |
12 |
1½ |
484 |
17 |
7 |
558 |
6 |
2 |
344 |
13 |
11 |
411 |
18 |
2 |
People's Group, Wexford |
25,746(certified) |
537 |
12 |
3 |
608 |
4 |
2 |
738 |
17 |
10 |
477 |
3 |
11 |
534 |
15 |
7 |
Roscommon Champion, Roscommon. |
7,760 |
381 |
2 |
0 |
426 |
4 |
1 |
554 |
9 |
6 |
332 |
5 |
1 |
394 |
11 |
10 |
Champion Publications (Sligo Champion and People's Press). |
32,000 |
791 |
0 |
4½ |
840 |
12 |
8 |
903 |
0 |
6 |
212 |
15 |
3 |
708 |
15 |
8 |
Sligo Independent, Sligo |
10,000 |
291 |
14 |
9 |
305 |
11 |
9 |
413 |
1 |
5 |
237 |
3 |
8 |
223 |
5 |
7 |
Southern Star, Skibbereen |
10,500 |
427 |
9 |
7 |
443 |
3 |
4 |
551 |
18 |
8 |
308 |
14 |
8 |
332 |
18 |
0 |
Tipperary Star, Thurles |
10,000 |
409 |
14 |
1 |
445 |
4 |
5 |
550 |
8 |
11 |
333 |
4 |
6 |
387 |
18 |
3 |
Tuam Herald, Tuam |
4,000 |
50 |
9 |
2 |
105 |
18 |
3 |
181 |
0 |
9 |
146 |
14 |
3 |
96 |
2 |
1 |
Westmeath Independent and Offaly Independent. |
30,000 |
834 |
0 |
1 |
930 |
19 |
3 |
1,057 |
10 |
10 |
582 |
4 |
5 |
670 |
1 |
10 |
Waterford Standard, Waterford |
5,420 |
139 |
12 |
10 |
116 |
6 |
9 |
169 |
6 |
2 |
105 |
4 |
6 |
183 |
12 |
3 |
Waterford Star, Waterford |
No figures available |
147 |
19 |
0 |
123 |
3 |
6 |
167 |
8 |
8 |
109 |
8 |
5 |
193 |
3 |
3 |
Waterford News, Waterford |
do. |
474 |
7 |
5 |
557 |
16 |
6 |
659 |
15 |
6 |
413 |
1 |
6 |
449 |
3 |
1 |
Western People, Ballina |
32,000 |
465 |
3 |
6 |
491 |
1 |
9 |
572 |
15 |
11 |
388 |
1 |
7 |
442 |
19 |
3 |
Westmeath Examiner, Mullingar |
7,000 |
88 |
0 |
6 |
141 |
19 |
11 |
201 |
17 |
4 |
124 |
10 |
9 |
239 |
16 |
9 |
Roscommon Herald, Boyle |
14,000 |
454 |
0 |
6 |
485 |
9 |
0 |
581 |
5 |
11 |
360 |
3 |
1 |
369 |
6 |
11 |
Limerick Echo, Limerick |
6,500 |
64 |
9 |
9 |
77 |
4 |
5 |
104 |
18 |
7 |
70 |
1 |
0 |
45 |
7 |
10 |
Standard, Dublin |
45,020(certified) |
58 |
15 |
7 |
46 |
18 |
1 |
43 |
6 |
4 |
70 |
17 |
7 |
64 |
7 |
8 |
Galway Observer, Galway |
4,000 |
43 |
15 |
7 |
89 |
10 |
10 |
162 |
2 |
2 |
106 |
18 |
11 |
133 |
10 |
6 |
Strokestown Democrat, Strokestown. |
500 |
10 |
13 |
6 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
18 |
3 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
8 |
Youghal Tribune, Youghal |
1,560 |
30 |
14 |
9 |
16 |
18 |
2 |
16 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
10 |
5 |
7 |
16 |
4 |