Roscommon Herald Limited

What Roscommon Herald Limited does

Roscommon Herald Limited is a privately-held local newspaper company headquartered in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland, with a secondary office in Roscommon Town. The company publishes the Roscommon Herald, a hyperlocal news outlet serving residents of County Roscommon across 12 named communities (Ballaghaderreen, Boyle, Castlerea, Croghan, Elphin, Frenchpark, Knockcroghery, Roscommon Town, South Roscommon, Strokestown, Tulsk). Coverage spans local news, crime, local politics, education, community events, sports (GAA, soccer, rugby, golf), arts and entertainment, farming, property, and opinion columns.

The product surface comprises a CMS-driven website (roscommonherald.ie), a PageSuite-powered ePaper digital edition, a free daily Sudoku minigame, family notices, and advertising services. Content is distributed via print edition, the website, Facebook, Instagram, a WhatsApp Channel, and a Mailchimp email newsletter. The company operates with 16 employees, including a named editorial team (Editor Christina McHugh, Deputy Editor Richard Canny, Sports Editor Ian Cooney) and a dedicated sales function (Sales Manager Claire Morgan, Deputy Sales Manager Alan Beirne).

Roscommon Herald generates revenue from four streams: digital subscriptions (from €1.50 per week via PageSuite), traditional print subscriptions, display advertising for local businesses, and a sponsored content section. The business is a single-geography, single-product (local news) operator with no disclosed M&A, funding, partnerships, or geographic expansion activity. No information on ownership structure, founding date, financials, or AI/technology capabilities beyond the standard CMS and PageSuite ePaper stack was identified in the source material.

Name

Roscommon Herald Limited

Legal name

Roscommon Herald Limited

Website

https://roscommonherald.ie

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Roscommon Herald Limited is a privately-held Irish local newspaper publishing hyperlocal news, sport, and community coverage for County Roscommon across print, ePaper, website, and social channels, operating with 16 employees from offices in Boyle and Roscommon Town.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local 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 coverage
• Digital news subscriptions
• Community journalism
• Newspaper advertising services

Headquarters

HQ city

Boyle

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Digital Subscriptions: Digital edition subscriptions available from €1.50 per week through the ePaper platform (pagesuite)
2. Print Subscriptions: Traditional print edition subscriptions
3. Advertising: Display advertising services for local businesses and organizations, with dedicated advertising sales team (Sales Manager and Deputy Sales Manager)
4. Sponsored Content: Branded/sponsored content section available for businesses

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Roscommon Herald Limited publishes a hyperlocal newspaper and accompanying digital news platform covering County Roscommon, Ireland. Core content spans local news, crime, politics, education, GAA/soccer/rugby/golf sports, community news across twelve towns, entertainment, farming, property, and opinion columns. It sells print and ePaper subscriptions, advertising placements, sponsored content, and family notice publication.

Product overview

Roscommon Herald Limited operates a traditional local newspaper business offering a unified news and media platform. The core offering consists of digital news content covering local news, sports, community, entertainment, and opinion sections. Additional services include a digital Sudoku minigame, ePaper subscription access, family notices, and advertising services. The publication serves County Roscommon, Ireland, with newsrooms in Boyle and Roscommon Town.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ePaper Digital Edition Subscription

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tipperary Star: Regional newspaper serving County Tipperary with local news, GAA, farming, and community coverage across print and digital. Operates with a similar community-anchored business model.
• Offaly Independent: Offaly-based regional newspaper delivering local news, sport, and community content in both print and digital. Similar midlands Irish regional title with comparable audience and advertiser base.
• Connacht Tribune: Weekly regional newspaper serving County Galway with print and digital editions, local news, sports (GAA), farming, and community coverage. Closely comparable in product mix and target audience to Roscommon Herald.
• Longford Leader: Longford-based regional newspaper with print and digital editions focused on local news, GAA sport, and farming. Operates as a single-county title with a similar subscription and advertising mix.
• Leitrim Observer: Local newspaper serving County Leitrim with news, sport, and community sections in print and online. Comparable as a small-county Irish regional title with a similar subscriber- and ad-based revenue model.
• Sligo Champion: Local newspaper serving County Sligo with print and online coverage of community news, GAA, and lifestyle content. Comparable product offering and geographic-scope profile to Roscommon Herald.
• Anglo-Celt: Cavan-based regional newspaper covering local news, sport (GAA), farming, and community affairs in the border region. Closely mirrors Roscommon Herald's mix of community verticals and rural focus.
• Clare Champion: County Clare-based weekly newspaper with print and digital editions covering local news, sport, farming, and community. Closely comparable in terms of regional publisher structure and revenue model.
• Westmeath Examiner: Regional newspaper serving County Westmeath with print, digital, and ePaper editions, including local politics, sport, and community coverage. Direct comparable in scale and operating model to Roscommon Herald.

Broad incumbents

• The Irish Times: National Irish newspaper with broad digital and print reach. While it competes for advertiser attention and digital readers in Ireland, it does not focus on hyperlocal Roscommon coverage, making it a broad incumbent rather than a direct peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/roscommonherald
• Instagraminstagram.com/roscommonherald
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/roscommon-herald-limited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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