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THE IRISH SUN has announced its line-up for the new Sunday edition of the paper which will be published for the first time this weekend.
Paul Williams, who had originally moved from the Sunday World to the now-closed News of the World, is one of the headline names being used to tout the launch. Former Ireland soccer player Roy Keane is to have a weekly column in the paper – he had written for the Irish Sun recently. TV3 Exposé presenter Glenda Gilson will have a column on “fashion must-haves, celebrity gossip, as well as the scoops on the glitzy events she attends” – she used to write a column for the News of the World.
The Irish Sun is owned by News International, which shut News of the World in London and its Irish edition in Dublin last July in the wake of the phonehacking scandal revelations. As reported by TheJournal.ie on the night of that announcement, staff within the Irish Sun were told that their operation would switch to a seven-day run within the next few months.
The Sun’s editor Michael McNiffe, said that he was looking forward to “becoming Ireland’s number one Sunday newspaper”. What exactly that definition entails isn’t elaborated upon by McNiffe. ABC figures released today show that the Sunday World is currently Ireland’s biggest-selling Sunday newspaper with sales of 251,455. A close second is the Sunday Independent, whose sales are at 250,641. Some Sunday titles saw their circulations rise in the last half of 2011, which could in part be attributed to the closure of the News of the World.
Oliver Keenaghan, general manager of News International Ireland, said that he was excited about the “future plans” his group also have for the Irish Sun and the NI-owned Sunday Times. The Irish Sun on Sunday will sell for €1.
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Glenda Gilson – Christ, one good reason there alone why to avoid this latest Murdoch trash!
I wouldn’t buy this paper to wipe my backside with!
May God have mercy on us all
I wouldnt even wipe my dogs arse with that rag.
Surely it won’t be a bigger rag than the Herald!! That would take some doing!
Welcome to Ireland 2012, Sunday Sun-I’m sure you’ll be very happy here, entertaining the hungover masses with your challenging blend of large photos, big type and foghorn prose.
100% true but it’s still a 100% improvement on the Sindo
Glenda Gilson doesn’t surprise me but Keano? Thought he’d have higher standards!!
once a manc always a manc. dont buy the sun jft96!
Water finds its own level.
And scum floats!
Roy Keane? well that pissed me off! JFT96.
YNWA96
Becoming Ireland’s number one selling Sunday newspaper….I thought not a hope until I saw that other trash paper the Sunday World is the best selling Sunday paper so maybe it is possible. Speaks volumes of what this country has become.
correct me if I’m wrong but is the Sunday world not the best selling Sunday paper for years? im only assuming, i don’t know the figures
Most of Ireland’s Sunday papers are trash anyway…Sindo is a glorified rag in my opinion.
Since when has it been glorified?
Shocked at Roy, is it true? it’s reported by the sun after all.
No surprise about the other two muppets tho!
Don’t buy the sun, seven days a week! JFT96!
I’m shocked at Roy too. He’s obviously dropped his high standards. Wasn’t he the fecker that let our national team down few years back in Saipan.
I wonder what tantrum he’ll have and what abuse will he hurl when he realises the quality of the paper he’s writing for. Big into quality apparently that yolk.
yeah you’re right Réada. Hopefully he will take a stand and expose the sun for the crap, unprofessional set up that it is! ;)
He didn’t let anybody down he called a spade a spade & was sent home.
Jft96….can someone fill me in?
justice for the 96 liverpool supporters who died at Hillsborough in 1989. google “expose the lies before thatcher dies” for more info
Agree. Surprised at Keane contributing to this thrash. Glenda not so though.
Gilson and Keane ,I’d rather read the zig and zag biography
Who’s Roy Keane?
There may be a column under Roy Keane’s name in the paper but I doubt very much if he will actually write it.
even at that I’m surprised he would put his name any near that rag
Think of the job it will create for printers, suppliers the advertising revenue and the stockists,
Think of the regurgitated useless garbage, the further amount trees that will be cut down to keep this garbage spewing out, think of the further intrusions into the lives of “nobodies” and think of the useless fodder for the brain dead as this paper adds once more to the already junk journalism thats already available daily Monday to Friday – now we get more of the same on a Sunday!
Thanks – but NO bloody thanks!
Well said Dave
It’s like you’ve been reading my mind, dave, Even their sports journalism is wildly inaccurate and awful. I wouldn’t insult my dog by wiping its arse with it..
Dont buy the sun…JFT96!
Didn’t Keane get narky over a couple of guys in leprechaun suits in the crowd seeing off the World Cup squad at Dublin Airport in 2002? I think they were representing some tabloid.Could it have been the Sun? That must have been before the man himself dressed up as a leprechaun and chased Lineker around Temple Bar for Walkers Crisps.I clearly recall Keane signing up for the Telegraph then quitting very quickly.Great pro indeed.
http://www.soccer-ireland.com/saipan/roy-keane-interview.htm
It was leprechauns and it was The Sun!
Are you sure it wasn’t him that ate Freddy Starr’s hamster?
John Murphy, If you do your research I think you’ll find that it was Freddie Starr who was accused of eating the unfortunate hamster, he was not the owner. I’m afraid my memory for the minutiae of tabloid doesn’t stretch enough to enable me to recall oo’s ‘amster it wos wot got et?
No John, that was Michael Jackson’s chimp high on crack at the time I believe.
Well blow me over!
So now we’ve got chimps on crack, hamsters high on walkers crisps, Freddy Starr hot in pursuit of Gary Lineker around Temple Bar while Michael Jackson dressed as a leprechaun throws a fit at Dublin Airport.
Can’t wait for Sunday!
I think I got that right? Ah what the hell, it’ll get me a few thumbs up
Gotcha!
Another great headline!
As a United fan gotta say I’m surprised Keano would even consider contributing to this lot.
JFT96.
Money is always a force to be reckoned with.
Keano obviously has a price and he getting paid it.
Easily known Roy never played for Liverpool.
Thank f**k he never played for Liverfools. He had more ambition. Can’t understand him writing for that rag though. News of the world reincarnate!!
Lucky he got out before the Thursday nights on Channel 5 then.lol
Well Jennifer McGuire has gone down in my estimation.
Disgusting lying excuse of a paper.
Charlie brooker describes them perfectly….. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S49p4DuBfYE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
JFT96
Haha Brilliant!
It must be a prerequisite to have weird eyebrows to write for this paper.
Sweet jebus, that’s all we need
Glenda Gilson? I wouldn’t therefore be surprised to eventually see: “Business correspondents Jedward” as an advertising feature. I hope this rag folds pretty quickly but fear it will not…
Never thought I’d see the words Glenda gilsen and write in the same sentence
What a rag. Glenda will give us tips on new creams for she-males. Williams tell us about the hamster, donkey, snake, jockstrap, car tyre etc who are the worst ever ever ever. And Keano, well he’ll tell us half a story before he fu;ks off!
Respect yourself, boycott the sun!
JFT96.
Paul Clarkson deputy editor of the ‘Irish’ Sun.
Well I’m looking forward to it anyway.
It’s Jennifer Maguire who has signed up to write for the Irish Sun on Sunday, alongside Keane and a few others.
The more thriving newspaper titles the better…
Jennifer Maguire signed up??
This changes everything.
jft96.
Newspaper? get real! JFT96!
Hi Paul,
As Deputy Editor of the Irish Sun, you will be aware that the press release sent out by your newspaper yesterday said that Glenda Gilson and Roy Keane will be writing for the Irish Sun on Sunday – as well as Jennifer Maguire.
Well that sums Keane up writing for this rag mind you I always considered him of low intelligence anyway.
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