Editing Irish Independent (section)

==Print circulation==
Average [[Newspaper circulation|print circulation]] was approximately 165,000 copies per issue in 1999,<ref name="circ1999"/> and had dropped to approximately 100,000 by 2016.<ref name="circ2016"/>

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| label_type = Year (period)
| data_type  = Average circulation per issue
| data1 = 165,650 | label1 = 1999 (January to July)<ref name="circ1999">{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/good-times-begin-to-roll-for-hard-pressed-newspaper-sector-1.217485|title=Good times begin to roll for hard-pressed newspaper sector|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] }}</ref>
| data2 = 162,582 | label2 = 2006 (January to December)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finfacts.ie/irishfinancenews/article_1026437.shtml|title=Irish Times, Sunday Business Post circulation down 30% since 2006|website=www.finfacts.ie}}</ref>
| data3 = 149,906 | label3 = 2009 (July to December)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/fall-in-circulation-for-all-of-republic-s-daily-newspapers-1.623745|title=Fall in circulation for all of Republic's daily newspapers|first=Laura|last=Slattery|newspaper=The Irish Times}}</ref>
| data4 = 125,986 | label4 = 2012 (January to June)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilevel.ie/media-blog/print/102405-irish-morning-newspaper-abc-circulations-jan-june-2012|title=Irish Morning Newspaper ABC Circulations, Jan–June 2012 – SEO Ireland, Search Engine Optimisation, Media and Marketing Consulting|work=ilevel.ie|access-date=26 August 2012|archive-date=22 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222041929/http://www.ilevel.ie/media-blog/print/102405-irish-morning-newspaper-abc-circulations-jan-june-2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| data5 = 123,981 | label5 = 2012 (July to December)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilevel.ie/media-blog/print/102467-morning-newspapers-abc-july-dec-2012|title=Morning Newspapers ABC July–Dec 2012 – SEO Ireland, Search Engine Optimisation, Media and Marketing Consulting|work=ilevel.ie|access-date=23 February 2013|archive-date=12 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212005148/http://www.ilevel.ie/media-blog/print/102467-morning-newspapers-abc-july-dec-2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| data6 = 112,383 | label6 = 2014 (January to June)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bywire.news/articles/the-irish-independent-newspaper-circulation|title=The Irish Independent Newspaper Circulation|date=10 December 2020 |publisher=bywire.news|access-date=2020-12-10}}</ref>
| data7 = 102,537 | label7 = 2016 (January to June)<ref name="circ2016">{{cite web|url=http://abc.org.uk/Certificates/47919743.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=18 August 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919162015/http://abc.org.uk/Certificates/47919743.pdf |archive-date=19 September 2016 }}</ref>
| data8 = 97,104 | label8 = 2016 (July to December)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.org.uk/Certificates/48211941.pdf |title=Certificate |publisher=www.abc.org.uk |access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref>
| data9 = 94,502 | label9 = 2017 (January to June)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.org.uk/Certificates/48554060.pdf |title=Certificate |publisher=www.abc.org.uk |access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref>
| data10 = 90,107 | label10 = 2017 (July to December)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilevel.ie/media-blog/print/102971-irish-newspaper-circulation-july-dec-2017-island-of-ireland-report-2|title=Irish Newspaper Circulation July-Dec 2017 Island of Ireland Report – Media and Marketing Consulting, PPC, SEO Ireland, Search Engine Optimisation|first=Conor|last=Doyle|website=www.ilevel.ie|access-date=22 February 2018|archive-date=6 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106215005/http://www.ilevel.ie/media-blog/print/102971-irish-newspaper-circulation-july-dec-2017-island-of-ireland-report-2|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| data11 = 87,673 | label11 = 2018 (January to June)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.org.uk/Certificates/49060449.pdf |title=Certificate |publisher=www.abc.org.uk |access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref>
| data12 = 83,900 | label12 = 2018 (July to December)<ref name="abc.org.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.org.uk/Certificates/49255849.pdf |title=Certificate |publisher=www.abc.org.uk |access-date=2020-04-11}}</ref>
| data13 = 36,000 | label13 = 2023 (March) <ref>{{cite web | url=https://ilevel.ie/print/some-newspaper-sales-update/ | title=Some Newspaper Sales update | date=27 June 2023 }}</ref>
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In 2019, [[Independent News & Media]] exited the ABC auditing process.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.ilevel.ie/print/irish-newspaper-circulation-jan-june-2019-island-of-ireland-report/|title=Irish Newspaper Circulation Jan-June 2019 Island of Ireland Report Print|date=22 August 2019 }}</ref>