The Irish World is a weekly newspaper for Irish people in Britain and their families. Established in 1987, the newspapers founder and proprietor was Paddy Cowan, until his death in 2020.[1] As of 2012, the editor was Bernard Purcell.[2] The newspaper has offices at 934 North Circular Road, in London.
It is a full colour tabloid, usually between 40 and 56 pages, published 51 weeks a year each Wednesday. It is distributed across the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe.[citation needed]
It puts particular emphasis on sports coverage, including hurling and Gaelic football, rugby, soccer and boxing.[citation needed] It has an extensive music and entertainment section,[citation needed] covering country music, traditional Irish music and modern music across several genres.[citation needed]Irish dancing, theatre and film are also covered, as is local and general business and news from Ireland, UK and internationally.[citation needed] It is independent and not aligned to any political party in the UK or Ireland.[citation needed]
As of 2015, The Irish World was the "official media partner" for London GAA.[3] It also hosted the Irish World Awards until the closure of the Galtymore Dance Hall in Cricklewood in 2008.[4][failed verification] Those awards were revived at the Novotel Hotel in Hammersmith, for special 25th and 30th anniversary events in 2012 and 2017.[5][dead link]
Former editors have included Damien Gaffney,[6]Donal Mooney,[7] and Frank Murphy.[2]
