The Daily News was a short-lived Irish tabloid newspaper launched in 1982 by Dublin businessman Hugh McLaughlin, the owner of the Sunday Tribune.
This was crucial — if the 'News' could have breached a critical circulation figure, its undercapitalisation could have been remedied, but advertising revenue failed to roll in and McLaughlin was forced to shut it down.
One big mistake proved to be a decision to put a photograph of the topless wife of businessman John DeLorean on the front page.
Used without her permission, the publication of the image enraged feminists, infuriated DeLorean, offended many readers and was of such poor quality that even those who wished to see the picture could not see it clearly.
Its sister paper, the Sunday Tribune, was saved from bankruptcy by journalist Vincent Browne, who bought the title.