Editing Freeman's Journal (section)

===Superseded by the ''Irish Independent''===
The collapse of the IPP in 1918, and the electoral success of [[Sinn Féin]], saw a more radical nationalism appear that increasingly was out of step with the moderation of the Journal. The ''[[Irish Independent]]'', the successor to the ''Daily Irish Independent'', was more aggressively marketed. Just prior to the outbreak of the [[Irish Civil War]] in March 1922, the Freeman's Journal printing machinery was destroyed by [[Anti-Treaty IRA]] men under [[Rory O'Connor (Irish republican)|Rory O'Connor]] for its support of the [[Anglo-Irish Treaty]]. It did not resume publication until after the outbreak of civil war, when the Irish Free State re-asserted its authority over the country.

''The Freeman's Journal'' ceased publication in 1924, when it was merged with the ''[[Irish Independent]]''. Until the 1990s, the Irish Independent included the words 'Incorporating the Freeman's Journal' in its mast-head over its editorials.