[2] The paper is currently owned by Iconic Newspapers, who acquired Johnston Press' titles in the Republic of Ireland in 2014.

Patrick Cahill was an Irish Nationalist, Land League Activist and supporter of Home Rule, he was jailed under the Protection of Person and Property Act 1881.

[citation needed] John Wyse Power, a supporter of nationalist causes and a founding member of the GAA, succeeded Cahill as the second editor of the paper for a year and a half.

[citation needed] Recent editors have included Michael Sheeran (1997-2007) and Senator John Whelan.

[citation needed] According to ABC, circulation declined to 5,738 for the period July 2012 to December 2012, this represented a fall of 12% on a year-on-year basis.