The publishers of the new Irish tabloid, Dublin Daily, have revealed what the paper will look like when it is launched later this month.

However staff at the paper - which is being backed by Archant - are keeping its exact launch date very close to their chests, and say it won't be announced until the 11th hour.

Final preparations for the launch are under way under the watchful eye of its editor, Liam Hayes, who previously edited Ireland on Sunday.

The title will be published five days a week, Monday to Friday, with 64 full-colour pages, and its target circulation for the first year will be 25,000, with a target audience of 18 to 35-year-olds who live, work or socialise in Dublin.

Looking forward to the launch, editor Liam Hayes said: "This is the right time for Dublin to have its very own dedicated metropolitan daily newspaper.

"Anyone living, working or socialising in Dublin will find that Dublin Daily is an essential part of their lives."

Backing from Archant marks the first investment outside the UK by the publisher, and with a £1m investment, it is the single largest shareholder in the venture with a 20 per cent stake.

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