# Dublin Inquirer

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The '''''Dublin Inquirer''''' is a local [newspaper](/source/newspaper) in [Dublin](/source/Dublin), [Ireland](/source/Ireland).<ref name="freyne">Freyne, Patrick. "[https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/dublin-inquirer-journalist-shortlisted-for-international-award-1.3930904 Dublin Inquirer journalist shortlisted for international award]." ''Irish Times'', 23 June 2019.</ref><ref name="website">Dublin Inquirer website, [https://www.dublininquirer.com/ dublininquirer.com].</ref> It covers the Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council areas, and topics including housing, homelessness, transport, immigrant life, environment, arts, and food.<ref name="website" /> It launched in 2015, online-only at first.<ref name="chambers">Chambers, Alice. "[https://thecurrency.news/articles/175828/for-love-and-local-news-the-couple-behind-dublin-inquirer-on-founding-the-alt-weekly-and-keeping-it-afloat/ For love and local news: The couple behind the Dublin Inquirer on keeping "a terrible idea" alive for 10 years]." ''The Currency'', 3 Feb. 2025.</ref> In 2016, it launched a monthly print edition.<ref name="linehan">Linehan, Hugh. "[https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/dublin-inquirer-website-launches-print-edition-1.2608361 Dublin Inquirer website launches print edition]." ''Irish Times'', 12 Apr. 2016.</ref> It is based on Thomas Street, in Dublin 8.<ref name="about">"About", [https://www.dublininquirer.com/about/ dublininquirer.com/about].</ref> It's a small organisation: its website lists an editor, a distribution manager, a deputy editor/reporter, and five other reporters.<ref name="about" />

It was founded by Lois Kapila and Sam Tranum.<ref name="harrison">Harrison, Bernice. "[https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2022/06/28/can-a-subscription-only-city-newspaper-survive/ Can a subscription-only city newspaper survive?]" ''Irish Times'', 28 June 2022.</ref> Lois Kapila is the majority owner.<ref name="mom">"[https://ireland.mom-gmr.org/en/owners/companies/company/dublin-inquirer-ltd-116790/ Dublin Inquirer Ltd]", Media Ownership Monitor Ireland.</ref> Dublin Inquirer co-founder Lois Kapila and reporter Laoise Neylon were part of the team that won the European Press Prize Innovation Award in 2022 for the "Cities for Rent" project.<ref name="citiesforrent">"[https://www.europeanpressprize.com/laureate/cities-for-rent/ Cities for Rent]", European Press Prize, 2022.</ref><ref name="staunton">Staunton, Denis. "[https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2022/06/02/dublin-inquirer-among-winners-at-european-press-prize-awards/ Dublin Inquirer among European Press Prize Winners]." ''Irish Times'', 2 June 2022.</ref> Dublin Inquirer reporter Shamim Malekmian won an award for human rights and social justice reporting at the Law Society of Ireland's 2023 Justice Media Awards.<ref name="odonoghue">O'Donoghue, Ellen. "[https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2023/06/22/irish-sun-journalists-reporting-on-gerry-hutch-murder-trial-scoops-top-award-at-justice-media-awards/ Irish Sun journalist's reporting on Gerry Hutch murder trial scoops top award at Justice Media Awards]." ''Irish Times'', 22 June 2023.</ref> Dublin Inquirer is a member of the Press Council of Ireland,<ref name="presscouncil">"[https://pressombudsman.ie/member-publications/ Member Publications]", Press Council of Ireland.</ref> as well as the European journalism network the Reference Circle.<ref name="referencecircle">"[https://referencecircle.eu/our-members/ Our Members]", Reference Circle.</ref>

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