Independent Star

Deal to buy 50% stake from INM expected to be completed next week

However, Independent Star warns of ongoing risks posed by the Covid-19 pandemic

‘Seething anger’ at publisher’s expansion plans while at the same time cutting jobs

Reach acquired initial stake in Independent Star two years ago

High Court found last week solicitor had been defamed by article in Irish Daily Star

Jury, in a majority verdict, found article on visit by Criminal Assets Bureau to his Dublin office defamed him

Solicitor claims newspaper article wrongly meant he was linked to gangland crime

Newspaper publisher paid dividend of €1.15 million to its shareholders last year

Publisher previously known as Trinity Mirror will acquire stake from Northern & Shell

‘Mirror’ publisher tries to find clear path through impairments and uncertainties

Independent Star Limited, partly owned by INM, paid dividend of €1.6m to shareholders

Research indicated the title’s magazine is a “hidden gem” for readers, says new owner

Unbroken run of decline in print sales has continued in 2013, figures for UK titles show