December 2017, pending regulatory approval. The sale to The Irish Times was completed in July 2018. As of 2021, its editorial policy has been described as centrist or conservative; the Eurotopics website described the political orientation of the Irish Examiner as liberal. Circulation Average print circulation was approximately 57,000 copies per issue in 1990, had risen to 62,000 by 1999, had decreased to 50,000 by 2009, and was approximately 28,000 by 2017. Reflecting a changing trend in newspaper sales, the Examiner markets to advertisers on the basis of its print and online audience, stating in 2017 that "236,000 people read the Irish Examiner in print or online every day". The Irish Examiner exited ABC circulation audits in 2020. References External links 1841 establishments in Ireland Examiner Mass media in County Cork Newspapers established in 1841 Newspapers published in the Republic of Ireland Organisations based in Cork (city) The Irish Times Thomas Crosbie Holdings