Full List of Approved Newspapers for Planning Permission by County.

planning approved newspapers ireland

Carlow

  • Carlow Nationalist
  • Irish Times
  • Irish Independent

Cavan

NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS

  • Irish Independent
  • Irish Times

LOCAL NEWSPAPERS

Cavan/Belturbet Electoral Area

  • Anglo Celt
  • Leitrim Observer (if close to Leitrim Border)

Ballyjamesduff Electoral Area

  • Anglo Celt
  • Meath Chronicle (if close to Co. Meath Border)
  • Longford Leader (if close to the Co. Longford Border)

Bailieboro/Cootehill Electoral Area

  • Anglo Celt
  • Meath Chronicle (if close to Co. Meath Border)
  • Northern Standard (if close to Co. Monaghan Border)

Clare

  • The Clare Champion
  •  The Clare Echo
  •  The Irish Examiner
  •  The Irish Independent
  •  The Irish Times

Cork

  • Irish Examiner
  • Irish Independent
  • Cork Independent
  • Irish Times
  • Evening Echo
  • The Corkman
  • East Cork Journal
  • Carrigdhoun

Donegal

The Irish Times and Irish Independent are acceptable in all areas.

Donegal MD

  • Donegal Democrat (Thursday edition)
  • Letterkenny Live/Donegal Democrat (Tuesday edition)
  • Donegal Post
  • Derry People/Donegal News (Monday & Thursday editions)

Glenties MD

  • Donegal Democrat (Thursday edition)
  • Letterkenny Live/Donegal Democrat (Tuesday edition)
  • Tirconaill Tribune (for the following DED’S only: Magheraclogher, Meenacladdy, Gortahork, Dunlewey, Crossroads, Creeslough, Creenasmear, Dunfanaghy, Ards and Doecastle)
  • Derry People/Donegal News (Monday &Thursday editions)

 Inishowen MD

  • Derry People/Donegal News (Thursday edition for the following DED’S only: Manorcunningham, Newtowncunningham, Castleforward and Killea)  
  • Derry Journal (Tuesday & Friday editions)
  • Inish Times (excluding the DED of MANORCUNNINGHAM)
  • Inishowen Independent (excluding the DED OF MANORCUNNINGHAM)
  • Donegal Democrat (Thursday edition for the DED of MANORCUNNINGHAM only)

Letterkenny / Milford MD

  • Donegal Democrat  (Thursday edition but excluding the following DED’s: Ballyarr, Carrigart, Carrowkeel, Churchill, Cranford, Edenacarnan, Fanad North, Fanadwest, Gartan, Glen, Glenalla, Gortnavern, Greenfort, Killygarvan, Killymasney, Kilmacrenan, Knockalla, Loughkeel, Milford, Ramelton, Rathmullan, Rosguill, Rosnakill, Seacor, Templedouglas, Termon)
  • Letterkenny Live/Donegal Democrat  (Tuesday edition)
  • Tirconaill Tribune (Excluding the DED of KINCRAIGY)
  • Derry People/Donegal News (Monday & Thursday editions)
  • The Leader

Lifford / Stranorlar MD

  • Donegal Democrat  (Thursday edition, but excluding the DED of Meencarrigagh)
  • Letterkenny Live/Donegal Democrat  (Tuesday edition)
  • Derry People/Donegal News (Monday & Thursday editions)
  • Tirconaill Tribune (The DED of MEENCARRIGAGH only)
  • Finn Valley Voice (Excluding the following DED’s – Meencargagh, Clonleigh North, Clonleigh South, Feddyglass, Figart, Raphoe, St. Johnston and Trentaghmucklagh)
  • Derry Journal (Tuesday and Friday edition for the following DED’S only- Clonleigh North, Clonleigh South, Feddyglass, Figart, Raphoe, St. Johnston and Trentaghmucklagh)
  • The Leader

Dublin

A. DUBLIN CITY

  • Dublin Gazette (City Edition)       
  • Sunday Business Post
  • Irish Daily Mail                            
  • Sunday Independent
  • Irish Daily Mirror                          
  • Sunday Times
  • Irish Examiner                             
  • Sunday World
  • Irish Independent                        
  • The Echo Group (for addresses in area circulated)
  • Irish Mail on Sunday                   
  • The Herald
  • Irish People                                 
  • The Irish Sun
  • Irish Sunday Mirror                      
  • The Northside & Southside News
  • Irish Times                                  
  • The Star
  • The Liffey Champion (for addresses in the Lucan Area)
  • Northside People East & West editions (for addresses in area circulated)

B. SOUTH DUBLIN COUNCIL

  • Irish Times
  • Irish Independent
  • The Herald
  • Irish Examiner
  • The Irish Daily Star
  • The Irish Daily Mirror
  • The Echo
  • Sunday Independent
  • Sunday Business Post
  • Sunday World
  • The Irish Mail On Sunday
  • The Irish Daily Mail
  • Dublin Gazette (West Edition)
  • The Sunday Times
  • The Irish Sun
  • The Sunday Times
  • The Leinster Leader (Saggart, Rathcoole & Newcastle Areas)
  • The Liffey Champion (Lucan Area)
  • Southside News
  • Southside People (Lucan, Clondalkin, Walkinstown, Rathfarnham, Tallaght only)

C. FINGAL COUNTY

  • Irish Times
  • The Sunday Independent
  • Irish Independent
  • Irish Mail on Sunday
  • The Daily Mail
  • The Herald
  • Sunday Times
  • Irish Examiner
  • The Star
  • The Irish Mirror
  • The Irish Sun
  • Sunday World
  • Sunday Business Post
  • The Fingal Independent Balbriggan, Skerries, Rush , Lusk, Loughshinny, Balscadden, Naul , Ratoath, Oldtown, Garristown, Balrothery, Man O War, The Ward, Ballyboughal, Rolestown, Donabate, Portrane, Swords, Kinsealy, Malahide, Portmarnock. (Notices for D9, D11, D13, D15 or Howth cannot be published in this paper)
  • Northside People (East) Balbriggan, Swords, Skerries, Rush, Lusk, Howth, Donabate, Malahide, Portmarnock, Baldoyle, Sutton, Santry, Clonshough, Kinsealy.
  • Northside People (West) Castleknock, Carpenterstown, Blanchardstown, Whitestown, Mulhuddart,Tyrrelstown, Clonsilla, Hartstown, Ongar & Littlepace, Huntstown, Finglas, Ballymun and Ashbourne
  • Liffey Champion Lucan only
  • The Northside News entire Fingal County Council .
  • The Dublin Gazette entire Fingal County Council .
  • The Community Voice Dublin 15 area only

D.  DúN LAOIGHAIRE-RATHDOWN

  • The Irish Times
  • The Irish Independent
  • The Herald
  • The Irish Daily Star
  • The Irish Sun
  • The Irish Examiner
  • The Sunday Independent
  • The Sunday World
  • The Irish Mail on Sunday
  • The Irish Daily Mail
  • The Irish Daily Mirror
  • The Sunday Times
  • The Sunday Business Post
  • Southside People
  • Dublin Gazette South Edition
  • The Southside News
  • Dublin People South

Galway

  • Galway Advertiser
  • Galway City Tribune
  • Irish Independent
  • Irish Times
  • Sunday Independent
  • Connacht Tribune

Kerry

  • The Kerryman
  • Kerry’s Eye
  • The Kingdom
  • Irish Examiner
  • Irish Independent
  • The Irish Daily Star
  • The Irish Sun.

Kildare

National Daily Papers

  • Irish Independent, Irish Times, Irish Examiner, Irish Star

National Sunday Papers                                                                                                    

  • Sunday Business Post, Sunday Independent, Sunday Times

Local Papers

  • Leinster Leader, Kildare Nationalist

Clane / Maynooth & Celbridge / Leixlip MDs Only                    

  • Liffey Champion

Kilkenny

  • Irish Independent
  • Irish Times
  • Kilkenny People
  • Kilkenny Observer
  • Kilkenny Reporter
  • Irish Sun
  • Irish Daily Star
  • Munster Express – Thomastown and Kilkenny south of Thomastown
  • Irish Examiner – Kilkenny City Environs and south of Kilkenny City Environs

Laois

  • Irish Independent
  • Irish Times
  • Laois Nationalist
  • The Leinster Express

Leitrim

  • The Leitrim Observer, The Irish Independent and The Irish Times cover all of County Leitrim.
  • Roscommon Herald – Roosky, Dromod, Annaduff, Drumsna, Carrick-onShannon and Gowel / Drumshanbo, St. Patrick’s, Arigna.
  • Longford Leader & Longford News – Beihy, Cashel, Roosky & Dromod/Cattan, Keeldra, Corriga and Gortermone.
  • Anglo Celt – Gortermone, Carrigallen East, Carrigallen West, Killygar, Newtowngore, Garadice, Cloverhill, Oughteragh & Stralongford/Killarga, Mahanagh, Yugan, Drumreilly East/Glenfarne and Cloonclare.
  • Sligo Champion – Arigna, Garvagh, Killanummery, Dromahaire, Sramore, Glencar, Aghanlish, Kinlough, Tullaghan
  • Donegal Democrat – Tullaghan, Kinlough, Gubacreeney, Aghavoghil, Melvin and Rossinver.

Limerick

  • The Irish Independent – Limerick City & County.
  • The Irish Examiner Notices – Limerick City & County.
  • The Irish Times Notices – Limerick City & County.
  • The Limerick Post – Limerick City & County.
  • The Limerick Leader (City Editions) – Limerick City.
  • The Limerick Leader (County Edition) – Limerick County.
  • The Wednesday Leader (formerly The Limerick Chronicle) – Limerick City ONLY.
  • The Weekly Observer – Abbeyfeale, Adare, Ardagh, Askeaton, Ballingarry, Ballyagran, Ballyhahill, Broadford, Castletown, Clarina, Croom, Dromcolliher, Feenagh, Foynes, Glin, Kilmeedy, Kildimo, Knockaderry, Loughill, Mountcollins, Newcastle West, Pallaskenry, Patrickswell, Rathkeale, Shanagolden, Templeglantine & Tournafulla.
  • The Vale Star – Ballyagran, Broadford, Bruff, Castletown, Croom, Dromcolliher, Feenagh, Hospital, Kilfinnane, Kilmeedy, Kilmallock Town & Patrickswell
  • The Avondhu – Anglesborough, Ballylanders, Ballyorgan, Galbally, Glenroe, Kilbehenny, Kilfinane & Knocklong.

Longford

  • The Irish Independent
  • The Irish Times
  • The Longford Leader

Louth

  • The Irish Independent
  • The Irish Times
  • Irish Daily Star
  • Irish Examiner
  • The Herald (Ireland)
  • Irish Daily Mirror
  • The Argus
  • Dundalk Democrat
  • The Dundalk Leader
  • Drogheda lndependent (Drogheda lssue)
  • Drogheda Leader

Mayo

  • Western People
    ▪ Connaught Telegraph
    ▪ Mayo News
    ▪ Irish Independent
    ▪ Irish Times

Meath

All Areas of County Meath  

  • Irish Independent
    Irish Times
    Meath Chronicle
    The Star
    The Herald

West of Enfield, West of Athboy, West of Oldcastle, West of Trim

  • Westmeath Examiner & Midland Topic

East Meath (as far as Kentstown & Beauparc)  

  • Drogheda Independent

Ashbourne & South of Ashbourne

  • Fingal Independent

Oldcastle & North of Carnaross

  • Anglo Celt

Enfield & Kilcock   

  • Leinster Leader

Kilcock & South Dunboyne 

  • Liffey Champion

Gaeltacht Areas   

  • Foinse

Monaghan

* Anglo Celt
* Northern Standard
* Irish Independent
* Irish Daily Star
* Irish Times
* Dundalk Democrat (Municipal District of Carrickmacross – Castleblayney only)

Offaly

  • Irish Independent – Bir/Edenderry/Tullamore
  • Tullamore & Midland Tribune – Bir/Tullamore
  • Offaly Independent – Bir/Tullamore
  • Offaly Topic – Municipal District of Edenderry
  • Leinster/Offaly Express – Municipal District of Edenderry

Roscommon

National Papers

Irish Independent
Irish Times
Irish Examiner
The Herald
Irish Sun
Irish Daily Mirror
Irish Sunday Mirror
Irish Daily Star
Irish Daily Mail
Sunday Independent
Sunday World
Sunday Times
Sunday Business Post

Local Papers

Roscommon Herald
Roscommon People
Westmeath Independent
Athlone Advertiser
Connaught Tribune
Longford Leader
Western People
Galway Advertiser
Sligo Champion
Leitrim Observer

Sligo

  • The Irish Independent
  • The Irish Times
  • The Irish Examiner
  • The Sligo Champion
  • The Sligo Weekender
  • The Western People – (for the Tubbercurry and Enniscrone Areas only).

Tipperary

  • Nenagh Guardian
  • Midland Tribune
  • Irish Independent
  • Irish Times
  • Irish Examiner
  • Irish Daily Star
  • Tipperary Star
  • Tipp Echo
  • The Nationalist

Waterford

NEWSPAPERS ACCEPTED ON COUNTY WIDE BASIS

  • The Irish Times
  • The Irish Independent
  • The Irish Examiner

Electoral Area Tramore – Waterford City West, Waterford City South, Waterford City East

  • Newspapers accepted on County Wide Basis as above
  • Waterford News And Star
  • The Munster Express

ELECTORAL AREA COMERAGH

  • Newspapers accepted on County Wide Basis as above
  • Waterford News & Star
  • The Munster Express
  • The Dungarvan Leader
  • The Dungarvan Observer

Electoral Area of Dungarvan Lismore

  • Newspapers accepted on County Wide Basis as above
  • The Dungarvan Leader
  • The Dungarvan Observer

Westmeath

Mullingar Municipal District (including Kilbeggan and its environs)

  • Westmeath Topic
  • Westmeath Examiner
  • Irish Independent
  • Irish Times
  • Evening Herald
  • Irish Examiner
  • Irish Daily Star

Athlone Municipal District (including Moate & Ballymore and their environs)

  • Irish Independent
  • Irish Times
  • Evening Herald
  • Irish Examiner
  • Irish Daily Star
  • Westmeath Independent
  • Athlone Topic
  • Athlone Advertiser

Wexford

  • The People Group (County Wexford)
  • The Irish Independent
  • The Irish Times
  • The Irish Sun
  • The Irish Daily Star
  • The Irish Daily Mail 
  • The Irish Daily Mirror
  • The Irish Examiner

Wicklow

  • The Daily Mail
  • The Echo (South Wicklow only)
  • The Evening Herald
  • The Examiner
  • The Irish Independent
  • The Irish Times
  • The Mirror
  • The Star
  • The Wicklow People
  • The Wicklow Times

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