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Belfast News‐Letter

The Oxford Companion to Irish History | 2007 | 700+ words | Copyright

Belfast News‐Letter, founded in 1737 by Francis Joy, a Belfast papermaker. It was the first newspaper in Ulster and is still the oldest daily paper in Ireland. Initially issued bi‐weekly, it became a daily in 1855. It began as a patriot journal, supporting free trade and the repeal of Poynings's Law. Francis Joy's grandson Henry Joy, proprietor from 1782, was a Volunteer. From 1795, under the new owner George Gordon, the paper became more conservative, compensating for falling readership by accepting a government subsidy. In the 19th and 20th centuries the News‐Letter remained a Protestant/unionist paper. In 1845 it was acquired by the Henderson family of the Newry Telegraph. It is now owned by Century Newspapers.

Marie‐Louise Legg

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