Meath Chronicle

What Meath Chronicle does

Meath Chronicle is a local newspaper serving County Meath, Ireland, in continuous publication since 1887 and headquartered at Market Square, Navan. The publication delivers hyperlocal coverage of news, sports, courts, local government, arts and culture, and community events across Navan, Kells, Trim, and surrounding areas, operating through both print and digital formats with meathchronicle.ie as the primary online platform.

The product portfolio includes the core news website, an ePaper digital edition, supplements, the Print2Web classifieds marketplace, an obituary submission form, a photo gallery, and a historical newspaper archive available via partnership with Irish News Archive. The technology stack is built on Infomaker CMS, with image content served through the Infomaker imengine platform. Third-party integrations include Google Analytics, Google DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP), Converge Digital, Tan Media, Google Tag Manager, and social sharing tools (Facebook, Twitter, ShareThis). No mobile application, API, or AI capabilities are disclosed.

Meath Chronicle is operated by CMNL Limited, a private Irish company registered under Company Number 585944, and is one of seven regional newspaper titles within the Celtic Media Group network. Revenue mechanics are multi-stream — display advertising, sponsored editorial content, classifieds/marketplace listings, ePaper subscriptions, and print subscriptions — though specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. Customer segments centre on County Meath residents as readers and local businesses as advertisers, with a secondary audience for syndicated national news. The publication is a member of the Press Council of Ireland and operates under its Code of Practice.

Name

Meath Chronicle

Legal name

CMNL Limited

Website

https://meathchronicle.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1887

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Meath Chronicle is a hyperlocal newspaper founded in 1887 serving County Meath, Ireland, delivering news, sports, and classifieds via print, ePaper, and digital channels. Operated by CMNL Limited as part of Celtic Media Group's regional newspaper network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

Keywords

• Local newspaper publishing
• Regional news media
• Community journalism
• Classified advertising marketplace
• Digital news subscription

Headquarters

HQ city

Navan

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Meath Chronicle is a regional Irish newspaper publishing local news, sport, arts and culture, courts, local democracy, and community event coverage for County Meath (Navan, Kells, Trim and surrounding areas). It distributes content via a print edition, a digital news website, an ePaper digital edition, a Print2Web classifieds marketplace, specialty supplements, and a historical newspaper archive subscription service, with revenue supported by advertising and subscriptions.

Product overview

Meath Chronicle operates as a local digital news platform offering comprehensive coverage of Co. Meath through its website as the core product. The platform includes the primary news website alongside several supplementary modules: ePaper for digital edition access, Supplements for specialty content, Marketplace for classifieds, Newspaper Archive for historical content, Obituary Form for death notices, and Gallery for photo content. The site is powered by Infomaker content management technology and integrated with third-party advertising (Google DFP, Converge Digital, Tan Media), analytics (Google Analytics), and social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, ShareThis).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Meath Chronicle Digital News Website Primary digital news platform providing local Co. Meath news, sport, jobs, county council reports, courts, national news, and classifieds for residents of Navan, Kells, Trim and surrounding areas.
• ePaper Digital Edition Digital replica of the print newspaper accessible online via web browser and mobile devices for individual subscribers seeking electronic access to the full publication.
• Print2Web Classifieds Marketplace Online classifieds and marketplace platform for family notices, job vacancies, and categorized advertisements serving local readers and businesses in County Meath.
• Newspaper Archive Subscription Historical archive of past Meath Chronicle issues and articles offered via subscription partnership with Irish News Archive for researchers and readers.
• Print Newspaper Supplements Specialty periodical supplements distributed alongside the main newspaper publication featuring targeted content sections.
• Print Edition Newspaper Weekly print newspaper distributed across County Meath, available at newsagents and outlets in Navan, Kells, Trim and surrounding areas for local readers.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Celtic Media GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMeath Chronicle is part of Celtic Media Group, a larger network of regional newspaper titles across Ireland. The group includes The Anglo Celt, Connaught Telegraph, Offaly Independent, Westmeath Examiner, and Westmeath Independent. CMNL Limited is the operating company (registered in Ireland under Company Number 585944).

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Offaly Independent: Another Celtic Media Group regional title serving County Offaly with the same Infomaker CMS stack, print + digital distribution, and local news/sports/class focus. Identical business model and group ownership.
• Westmeath Examiner: Sister regional newspaper within Celtic Media Group covering County Westmeath with the same print + digital + ePaper local news model. Most directly comparable peer in terms of size, geography, audience, and operating structure.
• The Anglo Celt: Sister title within Celtic Media Group covering County Cavan. Operates under CMNL Limited with shared technology, sales and editorial resources, making it a near-identical peer for benchmarking local-news economics.
• Westmeath Independent: Seventh title in the Celtic Media Group portfolio serving Westmeath. Directly comparable in audience scale, product mix, and revenue model to Meath Chronicle.
• Connaught Telegraph: Celtic Media Group regional title covering the west of Ireland. Direct peer through identical ownership, technology platform, and hyperlocal newspaper operating model.

Broad incumbents

• RTÉ: Ireland's public service broadcaster and a major national news provider. Indirect competitor for audience attention and digital advertising budgets, and a benchmark for digital news subscription strategies in the Irish market.
• Irish Times: Established national broadsheet with a strong digital subscription model. Comparable as a premium-news publisher in Ireland but operates at vastly different scale and without hyperlocal focus.
• Irish Independent: National Irish daily newspaper covering general news with a significant digital audience. A broad incumbent whose national news syndication already appears on Meath Chronicle, representing both a content partner and a competitor for advertising spend.
• Irish Examiner: National Irish regional daily serving Munster with print + ePaper + classifieds products analogous to Meath Chronicle's offering but at national scale. Useful benchmark for unit economics on ePaper and marketplace revenue.

Regional players

• The Munster Express: Independent regional newspaper serving Waterford with a print + online model similar to Meath Chronicle, but in a different geography. Comparable as an independently owned Irish local newspaper facing the same structural headwinds.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/meathchronicle/?hl=en
• Xx.com/meathchronicle
• Facebookfacebook.com/meathchronicle
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/meath-chronicle

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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