{
  "country": "Ireland",
  "code": "IE",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-13",
  "source": "https://happychef.cloud/en/press-contacts/ie.html",
  "national": {
    "description": "Ireland's national press is compact and highly accessible for independent restaurant owners: a handful of quality newspapers, glossy lifestyle titles and dedicated hospitality trade magazines cover the whole country from Dublin. Restaurant and chef news travels quickly between The Irish Times, Irish Examiner, Irish Independent and Business Post, while RTÉ and Newstalk give broadcast reach for openings, chef profiles and seasonal features. Hospitality Ireland and Hotel & Restaurant Times are the industry's own trade press, read directly by owners, chefs and suppliers, sitting alongside consumer lifestyle titles such as IMAGE and FOOD&WINE.",
    "tip": "Start with The Irish Times and Irish Examiner for consumer-facing openings and reviews, and Hospitality Ireland for trade-facing news such as hires, awards or supplier deals — together they reach the country's most influential food writers and industry decision-makers.",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "The Irish Times",
        "type": "newspaper",
        "email": "newsdesk@irishtimes.com",
        "website": "https://www.irishtimes.com",
        "notes": "Ireland's leading quality daily; also try features@irishtimes.com or magazine@irishtimes.com for dining/lifestyle pitches"
      },
      {
        "name": "Irish Examiner",
        "type": "newspaper",
        "email": "news@examiner.ie",
        "website": "https://www.irishexaminer.com",
        "notes": "National daily headquartered in Cork; food editor Ciara McDonnell covers restaurant news"
      },
      {
        "name": "Irish Independent",
        "type": "newspaper",
        "email": null,
        "website": "https://www.independent.ie",
        "notes": "Ireland's biggest-selling daily; Life section covers restaurant openings and reviews"
      },
      {
        "name": "Business Post",
        "type": "newspaper",
        "email": null,
        "website": "https://www.businesspost.ie",
        "notes": "Sunday quality newspaper with a dedicated Food & Wine section"
      },
      {
        "name": "RTÉ",
        "type": "tv",
        "email": "info@rte.ie",
        "website": "https://www.rte.ie",
        "notes": "National public broadcaster; food content spans MasterChef Ireland, Today and lifestyle strands"
      },
      {
        "name": "Newstalk",
        "type": "radio",
        "email": "lunchtimelive@newstalk.com",
        "website": "https://www.newstalk.com",
        "notes": "National talk-radio station; Lunchtime Live covers consumer and lifestyle stories"
      },
      {
        "name": "BreakingNews.ie",
        "type": "wire",
        "email": null,
        "website": "https://www.breakingnews.ie",
        "notes": "National news wire/aggregation service with a lifestyle and entertainment desk"
      },
      {
        "name": "Hospitality Ireland",
        "type": "trade",
        "email": null,
        "website": "https://www.hospitalityireland.com",
        "notes": "Leading trade title for Ireland's foodservice and on-trade drinks industry; editor Emily Hourican"
      },
      {
        "name": "Hotel & Restaurant Times",
        "type": "trade",
        "email": null,
        "website": "https://www.hotelandrestauranttimes.ie",
        "notes": "One of Ireland's longest-established B2B hospitality trade publications"
      },
      {
        "name": "FOOD&WINE Magazine Ireland",
        "type": "magazine",
        "email": null,
        "website": "https://www.businesspost.ie/food-and-wine/",
        "notes": "Ireland's longest-running food & wine glossy, now published within the Business Post Group"
      },
      {
        "name": "IMAGE Magazine",
        "type": "magazine",
        "email": null,
        "website": "https://www.image.ie",
        "notes": "National lifestyle title with regular dining and restaurant coverage"
      },
      {
        "name": "Lovin.ie",
        "type": "blog",
        "email": null,
        "website": "https://www.lovin.ie",
        "notes": "High-traffic national lifestyle platform (formerly Lovin Dublin) with strong restaurant-openings coverage"
      },
      {
        "name": "Georgina Campbell's Ireland Guide",
        "type": "blog",
        "email": "info@ireland-guide.com",
        "website": "https://www.ireland-guide.com",
        "notes": "Long-established independent restaurant and hospitality guide with annual awards"
      }
    ]
  },
  "regions": [
    {
      "id": "dublin",
      "name": "Dublin",
      "nativeName": "Baile Átha Cliath",
      "description": "As Ireland's capital and largest dining market, Dublin supports its own dense layer of local media alongside the national press, from investigative outlet Dublin Inquirer to fast-moving community titles like Dublin Live and Dublin Gazette.",
      "tip": "Dublin Inquirer and Dublin Live are the best first calls for openings and local restaurant features in the capital.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "name": "Dublin Inquirer",
          "type": "newspaper",
          "email": "sam@dublininquirer.com",
          "website": "https://dublininquirer.com",
          "notes": "Independent, subscriber-funded Dublin newspaper; editor Sam Tranum"
        },
        {
          "name": "Dublin Live",
          "type": "blog",
          "email": null,
          "website": "https://www.dublinlive.ie",
          "notes": "High-traffic local news and lifestyle site covering the capital"
        },
        {
          "name": "Dublin Gazette",
          "type": "newspaper",
          "email": null,
          "website": "https://dublingazette.com",
          "notes": "Free weekly community newspaper group across Dublin"
        },
        {
          "name": "Dublin People",
          "type": "newspaper",
          "email": null,
          "website": "https://dublinpeople.com",
          "notes": "Free community newspaper group covering Dublin's northside and southside suburbs"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "cork",
      "name": "Cork",
      "nativeName": "Corcaigh",
      "description": "Cork, often called Ireland's food capital, is served by its own daily-adjacent titles and community papers, with the Evening Echo and Cork Independent closely tracking the city's restaurant and hospitality scene.",
      "tip": "Pitch the Evening Echo first for daily-news reach, and Cork Independent for a more community-focused angle.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "name": "Evening Echo",
          "type": "newspaper",
          "email": "news@theecho.ie",
          "website": "https://www.echolive.ie",
          "notes": "Cork's daily evening paper, part of the Examiner Echo Group"
        },
        {
          "name": "Cork Independent",
          "type": "newspaper",
          "email": null,
          "website": "https://www.corkindependent.com",
          "notes": "Cork's biggest free weekly newspaper, published since 2005"
        },
        {
          "name": "CorkBeo",
          "type": "blog",
          "email": null,
          "website": "https://www.corkbeo.ie",
          "notes": "High-traffic Cork news and lifestyle site"
        },
        {
          "name": "Cork's Red FM",
          "type": "radio",
          "email": null,
          "website": "https://www.corksredfm.ie",
          "notes": "Cork's leading commercial local radio station"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "galway",
      "name": "Galway",
      "nativeName": "Gaillimh",
      "description": "Galway's food and festival culture is covered by its long-established weekly papers, the Galway Advertiser and Connacht Tribune, alongside local radio station Galway Bay FM and digital-native Galway Daily.",
      "tip": "The Galway Advertiser is the most widely read title for restaurant news in the city; Galway Bay FM is useful for event and opening announcements.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "name": "Galway Advertiser",
          "type": "newspaper",
          "email": null,
          "website": "https://www.galwayadvertiser.ie",
          "notes": "Galway's largest free weekly newspaper, published since 1970"
        },
        {
          "name": "Connacht Tribune",
          "type": "newspaper",
          "email": null,
          "website": "https://connachttribune.ie",
          "notes": "Long-established paid weekly for Galway and Connacht, since 1909"
        },
        {
          "name": "Galway Bay FM",
          "type": "radio",
          "email": null,
          "website": "https://www.galwaybayfm.ie",
          "notes": "Galway's local commercial radio station"
        },
        {
          "name": "Galway Daily",
          "type": "blog",
          "email": null,
          "website": "https://www.galwaydaily.com",
          "notes": "Digital-native local news site for Galway city and county"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "limerick",
      "name": "Limerick",
      "nativeName": "Luimneach",
      "description": "Limerick's dining scene is covered by two competing weekly titles, the Limerick Leader and Limerick Post, plus local radio station Live 95 and digital platform I Love Limerick.",
      "tip": "The Limerick Leader has the widest reach; I Love Limerick is a good digital-first option for openings and events.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "name": "Limerick Leader",
          "type": "newspaper",
          "email": null,
          "website": "https://www.limerickleader.ie",
          "notes": "Limerick's longest-established newspaper, published since 1889"
        },
        {
          "name": "Limerick Post",
          "type": "newspaper",
          "email": null,
          "website": "https://limerickpost.ie",
          "notes": "Free weekly newspaper for Limerick city and county"
        },
        {
          "name": "Live 95",
          "type": "radio",
          "email": null,
          "website": "https://www.live95.ie",
          "notes": "Limerick's local commercial radio station"
        },
        {
          "name": "I Love Limerick",
          "type": "blog",
          "email": null,
          "website": "https://ilovelimerick.com",
          "notes": "Digital lifestyle and news platform for Limerick"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "waterford-south-east",
      "name": "Waterford & the South-East",
      "nativeName": "Port Láirge",
      "description": "The South-East is served by long-running regional titles based in Waterford and Kilkenny, including the Munster Express and Waterford News & Star, which closely follow the area's restaurant and food-producer scene.",
      "tip": "The Munster Express and Waterford News & Star are both strong, well-read options for regional restaurant announcements.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "name": "Waterford News & Star",
          "type": "newspaper",
          "email": "newsdesk@waterford-news.com",
          "website": "https://waterford-news.ie",
          "notes": "Long-established Waterford weekly; editor Mary-Frances Ryan"
        },
        {
          "name": "Munster Express",
          "type": "newspaper",
          "email": "news@munster-express.ie",
          "website": "https://munster-express.ie",
          "notes": "Waterford-based weekly covering the wider South-East"
        },
        {
          "name": "WLR FM",
          "type": "radio",
          "email": null,
          "website": "https://www.wlrfm.com",
          "notes": "Local commercial radio station for Waterford and the South-East"
        },
        {
          "name": "Kilkenny People",
          "type": "newspaper",
          "email": null,
          "website": "https://www.kilkennypeople.ie",
          "notes": "Established weekly newspaper for Kilkenny city and county"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "sligo-north-west",
      "name": "Sligo & the North-West",
      "nativeName": "Sligeach",
      "description": "Sligo and the wider North-West are covered by the long-established Sligo Champion alongside regional radio station Ocean FM and digital news site Donegal Daily for the neighbouring Donegal area.",
      "tip": "The Sligo Champion is the most established title for restaurant and hospitality news across the North-West.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "name": "Sligo Champion",
          "type": "newspaper",
          "email": null,
          "website": "https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligochampion",
          "notes": "Sligo's long-established weekly newspaper, founded 1836"
        },
        {
          "name": "Ocean FM",
          "type": "radio",
          "email": null,
          "website": "https://www.oceanfm.ie",
          "notes": "Regional commercial radio for Sligo, Leitrim and West Cavan"
        },
        {
          "name": "Donegal Daily",
          "type": "blog",
          "email": null,
          "website": "https://www.donegaldaily.com",
          "notes": "Digital-native news site for County Donegal"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}