""It is with great sadness that the management of The Northern Standard Ltd announces that the final edition of the newspaper to be published in 2025, on December 18 next, will also be our last,""
""As the consumption of news has increasingly shifted to online media, print newspapers have struggled to compete with digital platforms and social media outlets.""
""The challenging circumstances created by this radically altered and irreversible commercial environment have seen The Northern Standard struggle to sustain its long-term viability.""
The Northern Standard was established in 1839 and has circulated across Monaghan, Cavan, Armagh, Louth, Fermanagh and Tyrone for 186 years. Its first issue was published on January 10, 1839, and it has been published every Thursday morning, covering local news, sports and entertainment for those counties. Currently owned by the Smyth family, it is the longest-established and largest regional newspaper circulating in County Monaghan. The next issue on Thursday, December 18, 2025, will be the final print edition. Management cited a steady decline in readership and advertising and a sustained shift of news consumption to online media, making long-term viability unsustainable. The paper expressed thanks to contributors and readers for their longstanding support.
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