In 1925, the
Connacht Tribune stable began publishing the
Connacht Sentinel, which was joined in 1984 by the
Galway City Tribune. The
Connacht Sentinel ceased publication in 2014. Since then, the
Connacht Tribune has focused mainly on news relating to County Galway. In addition to a number of staff journalists, the paper also employs a number of reporters around the county for specific regional coverage.
John Cunningham was editor from 1984 to 2007. Until January 1995, the newspaper's logo was in black. This changed to red on Thursday 2 February 1995. One issue, on Thursday 16 March 1995, had a green logo to mark the eve of
St Patrick's Day. As of 2004, former hurler
John McIntyre was sports editor of the
Connacht Tribune. In 2006, the newspaper purchased Galway's local radio station,
Galway Bay FM. The last broadsheet-size
Galway City Tribune was published on Friday 11 October 2013 and, on 18 October 2013, it moved to tabloid. On Thursday 27 March 2014, the last big
Connacht Tribune hit the shops - reduced to tabloid on Thursday 3 April 2014. In 2014, the final edition of the
Connacht Sentinel was published. The
Tribunes archives are available online to view any issue of the
Connacht Tribune since its inception in 1909. ==References==