The Sunday Times has increased sales in Ireland to 79,751, according to new figures released today by the the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC).
 
The figures which cover the period January to June 2017, show that The Sunday Times has increased circulation by 3% since the same period last year. This means that The Sunday Times is now the fastest growing Sunday newspaper in Ireland.
 
In the area of daily newspapers, The Irish Sun continues to be the best selling daily tabloid newspaper in Ireland. The latest ABC figures show that The Irish Sun is now selling 55,676 copies every day.
 
The Ireland edition of The Times, meanwhile, sold an average of 9,820 copies during its first month as a print publication, increasing further to 10,275 copies in month two. Building on the success of the digital format, which recently celebrated its 10,000th subscriber, the Ireland edition of The Times launched the printed product in June 2017.
 
Commenting on the figures, General Manager with News Ireland, Oliver Keenaghan said, "News Ireland have recorded growth on two of our titles and maintained market leadership on another in a very challenging market which is a fantastic result. We are particularly delighted with the strong start the Ireland edition of The Times has made in the print market."

He added, "While our competitors face difficult times and cut back expenditure, we will continue investing in quality journalism and we are particularly excited about the future plans we have in place for all four of our titles over the coming 12 months. We believe that this continued investment in our titles will position us very well for the future.”
 
Source: www.businessworld.ie