The Irish Post

What The Irish Post does

The Irish Post is a privately held national newspaper serving the Irish diaspora, with a stated position as the biggest selling national newspaper to the Irish in Britain. The publication operates across multiple content categories including News, Culture, Life & Style, Entertainment, Travel, and Sport, with dedicated editorial coverage of GAA, rugby, football, and Irish community affairs. Its distribution footprint spans Britain, Ireland, the United States, Canada, and Australia through a combination of regional print, the irishpost.com website, and native iOS and Android mobile applications, all supported by a presence on social media and the recurring Irish Post Awards event.

The underlying technology stack is unstated beyond the existence of consumer-facing web and mobile properties; there are no disclosed APIs, SDKs, integrations, or AI/ML features in the source data, which is consistent with a content-led publishing operation rather than a technology company. Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed, but the available evidence — an advertising media pack, a direct e-commerce shop at shop.irishpost.com, an awards event used for sponsorship, and a diversified portfolio of community and commercial partnerships — points to a hybrid model combining advertising, events, merchandise retail, and print services delivered through a third-party printer at color.co.uk.

Commercially, The Irish Post has built a network of media and community partnerships, including long-running exclusive media agreements with London Irish RFC (since 2011) and the All Britain Competition (since 2012), alongside relationships with the Lighthouse Club, Gaughan Building Services, icap, Co-operation Ireland, the Aisling Return to Ireland Project, and Ireland's Eye Radio Show. No ownership, funding, headcount, or management team information is available in the supplied data, leaving the corporate structure of the operating entity undisclosed.

Name

The Irish Post

Legal name

The Irish Post

Website

https://irishpost.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Irish Post is a privately held national newspaper serving the global Irish diaspora, particularly Irish in Britain, distributing print, web, and mobile app content across news, culture, sport, and lifestyle, with ancillary e-commerce, awards, and community partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Diaspora / Ethnic News Media

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

National & General-Interest Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Blogging & Website Publishing Platforms (MPACAIAB), Online Article & Blog Publishing Platforms (MPAJAMAF)

Keywords

• Irish news media
• Diaspora newspaper
• Ethnic media publishing
• Digital news platform
• Irish community press

Headquarters

HQ city

Mayfair

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Irish Post is a national newspaper and online news publication delivering the latest Irish news, culture, sport, and lifestyle content to the Global Irish community, with a particular focus on Irish in Britain. It distributes content via a flagship website (irishpost.com), mobile apps for iOS and Android, and a print edition. Adjacent offerings include the Irish Post Shop (Irish-themed merchandise), the Irish Post Awards event, and print services through color.co.uk.

Product overview

The Irish Post is a single unified news publication offering print and digital content to the Global Irish community. The core product is the newspaper/publication available online at irishpost.com. The company also offers a mobile app for iOS and Android, an e-commerce shop (Irish Post Shop), the Irish Post Awards event, and print services through a third-party provider.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Irish Post Newspaper / Publication A national newspaper delivering Irish news, culture, sport, and lifestyle content to the Global Irish community, available in print and online at irishpost.com.
• Irish Post Mobile App Mobile application for iOS and Android devices providing access to Irish Post content, including everything from irishpost.com and the print edition.
• Irish Post Shop Online e-commerce store selling Irish-themed merchandise and products to the Irish diaspora.
• Irish Post Awards Annual awards event recognising achievements within the Irish community.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• The Lighthouse ClubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Irish Post is the Official Media Partner to The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity. The Lighthouse Club has been providing emergency financial assistance to the construction community since 1956, offering financial assistance, welfare and legal support in times of hardship.
• London Irish RFCcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Irish Post is the exclusive media partner to London Irish RFC since 2011. London Irish benefit from promotional, digital and editorial activity. The Irish Post has stadium branding, match day programme visibility, hospitality and newspaper distribution at games.
• Gaughan Building ServicesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGaughan Building Services has partnered with The Irish Post for 2016. They are London's leading specialists in domestic and commercial building services.
• All Britain CompetitioncoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Irish Post is the exclusive media partner to the All Britain Competition since its foundation in 2012. The three-day event takes place in July and sees 1,000 children from all around Britain descend on Greenford for a celebration of Gaelic games.
• icapminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Irish Post works with icap to support vital counselling and psychotherapy services supplied to the Irish community in Britain.
• Co-operation IrelandminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Irish Post is partnered with Co-operation Ireland to support innovative and exciting cross-border and cross-community projects to a wide range of school, youth and community organisations.
• Aisling Return to Ireland ProjectminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Irish Post supports the Aisling Return to Ireland Project, a charity reaching out to vulnerable Irish people who are isolated and alone and helps long-term immigrants reconnect with their family and friends at home in Ireland.
• Ireland's Eye Radio ShowminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Irish Post is the media sponsor to Ireland's Eye Radio Show, presented by Johnny Jameson. Broadcast every Sunday from 6.30pm – 7.30pm on Resonance 104.4FM featuring the best music with less chat.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Irish Examiner: Irish national/regional newspaper with print and digital editions. Overlaps with The Irish Post on Irish news, sport and culture, but serves a general Irish (not diaspora-specific) readership.
• BBC News: UK national broadcaster and publisher. Functions as a broad incumbent for general and Irish-interest news reaching the same UK-based Irish diaspora audience The Irish Post serves, though without the diaspora-niche specialization.
• The Irish Daily Star: Irish national tabloid newspaper with print and digital editions. Operates in the same Irish national-newspaper category as The Irish Post, with overlapping sport and lifestyle coverage, though with a broader tabloid readership.
• Irish Times: Ireland's national daily newspaper with a strong digital platform. Operates broadly in Irish news rather than narrowly in diaspora media, but overlaps heavily on Irish news, sport (GAA, rugby, football) and culture coverage sought by The Irish Post's audience.
• RTÉ: Ireland's national public-service broadcaster with a large digital news and lifestyle platform. Comparable as an incumbent Irish-content destination but competes only at the edges of the diaspora niche.
• The Guardian: Major UK/international news publisher. Comparable as a broad incumbent reaching Irish-in-Britain readers with general-interest news, culture and sport, but without the dedicated Irish-community framing.
• Irish Independent: Major Irish national newspaper (print + digital). Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping Irish news and sport coverage, but does not specialize in the diaspora or the Irish-in-Britain segment.

Direct peers

• IrishCentral: US-based digital publication serving the Irish diaspora in America. Highly comparable to The Irish Post: same target audience (Irish diaspora), same digital-first news/heritage/culture/sport content mix, similar niche ethnic-media business model.
• Irish Voice: US-based Irish-American weekly newspaper and online publication. Comparable as a niche Irish-diaspora media outlet covering news, culture and community, competing for the same pan-diaspora advertising spend.
• The Irish World: UK-based newspaper targeting the Irish community in Britain. The most direct competitor to The Irish Post, sharing the same niche UK Irish-diaspora audience and print-plus-digital distribution model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/theirishpost
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheIrishPost
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/irish-post-newspaper

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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