Northside People

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The Northside People is part of the Dublin People group of free newspapers which are distributed to homes in Dublin and are available at designated pick-up-points in supermarkets and convenience stores throughout the city.

1 History
- 1.1 West edition
- 1.2 East edition
2 See also
3 External links

[edit] History

The first edition of Northside People hit the streets in May 1987. The paper which was founded by Robin Webb divided in 1995 into east and west editions. Originally published on a bi-weekly basis, by the mid 1990s both editions were printed on a weekly basis. Around this time the Dublin People acquired the South News title, which was converted to Southside People. Journalists who have worked for the Dublin People group include Sinead Crowley, Joe Lowrey, Tom Hayes, Joe Humphries, Fiona Gartland, Nicola Tallent, Jack Gleeson, Aidan Kelly, Tony McCullagh, Ken Finlay, Pat O'Rourke, Neil Fetherston, Siobhan Maguire, Aoibhinn Twomey, Geraldine Comiskey, Sabra Aslam, Jo Anne Fox, Sean Murphy, Niall Bourke, Jamie Deasy, Keith Falkiner and Melanie Finn. Managing directors of the Dublin People groups are Ray O'Neill and Tony McCullagh.

[edit] West edition

The west edition was designed to target new areas in Dublin west as the city expanded into areas like Blanchardstown and beyond. It's available in areas including Ballymun, Finglas, Cabra, Phibsboro and Castlenock. The first editor of the west edition was Aidan Kelly who held the post until he resigned in December 2005. Current editor, Jack Gleeson, moved into the role in January 2006 after moving from his position as editor of sister paper, Southside People.

[edit] East edition

The east edition is distributed to areas such as Malahide, Howth, Swords, Santry, Baldoyle, Sutton, Donaghmede, Coolock, Artane, Whitehall, Kilbarrack, Raheny, Clontarf and Fairview. Current editor is former chief reporter, Pat O'Rourke, who replaced Neil Fetherson after he moved into the editor's role in sister paper, Southside People.