Dublin Inquirer

https://www.dublininquirer.com/
The Dublin Inquirer is an independent publication serving Ireland's capital. It was founded in 2015 and does not accept money from advertisers. Instead, Dublin Inquirer is a worker-owned co-operative fully supported by readers.Its ethos is to produce original reporting and writing that is accurate, impactful, thoughtful, and collaborative. The publication does not follow the news cycle, aiming instead to produce in-depth reporting about the issues that shape Dublin.The Dublin Inquirer publishes online once a week and produces a monthly printed issue. The media organisation provides a unique service to Dublin because no other media outlet covers the city government to the same extent.In 2022, the team was part of the cross-border project Cities for Rent, which won the European Press Prize Innovation Award. And in 2019, the publication's editor, Lois Kapila, was shortlisted for the prestigious Orwell Prize for Journalism.

Source: Oasis Europe

Last updated date: April 2025

Location:
Dublin, Ireland
Year the organization started publishing:
2015
Languages:
No information available
Type of coverage:
Local
Area of coverage:
Dublin

Content

Editorial coverage:
Generalist, focused on multiple topics
Type of content produced by theme:
Environment
Politics
Economy and business
Lifestyle
Society and human rights
Economy and finance
Gender
LGBTIQ+
Ethnic minorities
Refugees
Migration
Journalism genres:
Reviews
Interviews and reporting
Investigative journalism
Narrative journalism
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Solutions or constructive journalism
Engaged, community-driven or participatory journalism
Collaborative journalism
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Website
Newsletter
Social media platforms
Podcast
Print
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
LinkedIn
Primary tech platform or medium used to publish content:
Website

Audience and reach

Social media audience

Facebook number of followers:
13,500
Twitter number of followers:
19,000
Instagram number of followers:
5,500

Management and team

Founders

Female:
1
Male:
1
Founders:
Lois Kapila, Sam Tranum
Directors:
Lois Kapila, Sam Tranum

Team

Full-time employees:
3
Part-time employees:
2
Freelancers or consultants:
2
Volunteers:
0

Business structure and revenue sources

Organization tax status:
For-profit
All revenue sources reported by media leaders:
Audience support / reader revenue
Website subscriptions
The primary source of revenue reported by media leaders:
Website subscriptions

Transparency

Publishes information about annual revenue
Has an ethics policy / manual
Doesn’t publish an ethics policy / manual
Has a data privacy policy
Doesn’t publish a data privacy policy
Doesn’t have a whistleblower policy
Has a complaints policy
Doesn’t publish a complaints policy
Doesn’t have a sexual harassment or institutional violence policy
Is signed up to a press regulator, trust initiative, or part of a press association
Publishes up to date information about its team

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