Almost all paid for newspapers across Northern Ireland saw a sales fall in the second half of 2012 according to the latest ABC figures published today.
Only two paid for titles in the region increased their sales year-on-year in the period July to December 2012 – the North Belfast News and the Newtownards Chronicle.
The only other titles to put on sales were all free newspaper, including the Belfast News, the Community Telegraph, and the Lisburn Echo.
The big daily and Sunday titles all saw significant declines with the Belfast Telegraph circulation down 7.9pc and Sunday Life down 11.9pc.
The ABC figures for the mainland regional press will be published on Wednesday (27 February.)
Here is the full list of figures for Northern Ireland:
| Daily Newspapers | ||
| Belfast Telegraph | 49,530 | -7.9pc |
| Irish News – Morning | 40,917 | -2.4pc |
| Sunday Journal | 2,125 | -16.9pc |
| Sunday Life | 47,584 | -11.9pc |
| Ulster – News Letter | 21,475 | -4.8pc |
| Weekly Newspapers | ||
| Andersonstown News | 10,442 | -2.9pc |
| Ballymena Times | 3,357 | -2.3pc |
| Banbridge Chronicle | 3,983 | -8.8pc |
| Belfast News | 29,251 | 0.3pc |
| Coleraine Times | 5,960 | -11.7pc |
| Community Telegraph East Belfast | 34,155 | 1.9pc |
| Community Telegraph Group | 105,895 | 1pc |
| Community Telegraph North Belfast | 24,563 | 1.3pc |
| Community Telegraph North Down & Ards | 24,877 | 0.5pc |
| Community Telegraph South Belfast | 22,300 | -0.2pc |
| County Derry Post | 4,672 | -1.8pc |
| County Down Spectator | 8,234 | -5.8pc |
| Derry Journal (Fri) | 14,666 | -12.3pc |
| Derry Journal (Tue) | 12,629 | -12.2pc |
| Derry Journal Group | 43,529 | -17.9pc |
| Derry News – Monday | 5,538 | -8.2pc |
| Derry News – Thursday | 5,434 | -8.2pc |
| Down Recorder | Not Reported | |
| Fermanagh Herald | 12,645 | -1.3pc |
| Impartial Reporter | 13,404 | -0.5pc |
| Larne Times | 7,615 | -8pc |
| The Leader | 3,110 | -8.5pc |
| Lisburn Echo | 14,003 | 1.3pc |
| Londonderry Sentinel | 3,676 | -9.4pc |
| Lurgan Mail | 6,254 | -9.6pc |
| Mid Ulster Mail | 7,296 | -8.7pc |
| Morton Newspaper Paid Group | 55,910 | -8.2pc |
| Mourne Observer | 9,768 | -5.5pc |
| Newry Reporter | 10,194 | -11.3pc |
| Newtownards Chronicle & County Down Observer | 8,497 | 0.2pc |
| North Belfast News | 4,371 | 4.1pc |
| The North West of Ireland Printing & Publishing News Group | 50,440 | -2.4pc |
| The Nuachtain Group of Newspapers | 14,813 | -0.9pc |
| Portadown Times | 8,618 | -4.2pc |
| River Media Newspapers Group | 15,644 | -6.4pc |
| Strabane Chronicle | 4,940 | -6pc |
| Tyrone Herald | 6,312 | -7pc |
| Tyrone Times | 3,224 | -5.4pc |
| Ulster Herald | 11,435 | -1.5pc |
| Ulster Herald Group | 22,687 | -4.1pc |
| Ulster Star | 6,800 | -11.7pc |
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Is it time for another editorial moonlight flit?
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