The
Evening Herald was first published in Dublin on 19 December 1891. Former contributors included
Joan Tighe. In 1982 the paper changed its size from
broadsheet to
tabloid. Until November 2000, the
Evening Herald was produced and pressed in Independent House on Middle Abbey Street,
Dublin 1. The
monochrome printing facility in the basement of this building was then retired, and the paper is now printed in full colour at a purpose-built plant in Citywest, along with the
Irish Independent, the
Sunday Independent and various other regional newspapers owned by Independent News & Media. In 2004, production of the paper was moved from Independent House to a new office on Talbot Street and the paper's old home was sold to the neighbouring department store,
Arnotts, for an estimated €26 million. The life of
Herald music critic Chris Wasser was threatened by fans of boy band
The Wanted in 2012 following the publication of his review of their gig in Dublin. In March 2013, it was reported that the
Evening Herald was to be renamed
The Herald and would become a morning rather than an evening newspaper. In March 2017, it was announced that INM were merging the
Sunday World and
The Herald newsrooms. In October 2020,
Independent News & Media announced that they would not longer be supporting the Herald website and would merge the Herald newsroom with the INM newsroom. In 2023, it was reported that Mediahuis were no longer investing in The Herald and it was being left to "sink or swim". ==Herald AM==