Thomas Crosbie Holdings

In July 2012, it was reported by RTE that Thomas Crosbie Holdings were considering a "debt restructuring". On 20 January 2013, it was reported that TCH "is edging closer to making a tough decision on its financial restructuring".[2][3]

TCH employed 800 people at one stage, this dropped to 640.[4] In a recent court case the company said "everyone in the organisation, was highly attuned to the fact it was a difficult business".[4]

On 6 March 2013, TCH went into receivership. Landmark Media Investments Ltd acquired most of the old TCH assets.[5]

Thomas Crosbie Holdings was sued by WebPrint Concepts in March 2013. WebPrint Concepts also sued Landmark Media Investments. Both were sued over breach of contract.[6] WebPrint Concepts subsequently fired 26 staff members after losing the Thomas Crosbie Holdings contract.[7]

TCH formerly owned a number of newspapers and radio stations as listed below.

• The Sunday Business Post (Went into examinership, then sold to Key Capital and Paul Cooke)[8]
• Irish Examiner (Acquired by Landmark Media Investments Ltd and subsequently acquired by The Irish Times)[5]
• The Kingdom (Closed)
• Sligo Weekender (Sold)[9][10][11]
• Down Democrat (Sold to Alpha Newspaper Group)[12]
• Newry Democrat (Sold to Alpha Newspaper Group and then closed[13])[12]
• The Irish Post (Liquidated then sold by the liquidator)[14]
• Evening Echo (Acquired by Landmark Media Investments Ltd and subsequently acquired by The Irish Times)[5]
• Waterford News & Star (Acquired by Landmark Media Investments Ltd and subsequently acquired by The Irish Times)[5]
• Western People (Acquired by Landmark Media Investments Ltd and subsequently acquired by The Irish Times)[5]
• The Nationalist (Carlow) (Acquired by Landmark Media Investments Ltd and subsequently acquired by The Irish Times)[5]
• Kildare Nationalist (Acquired by Landmark Media Investments Ltd and subsequently acquired by The Irish Times)[5]
• Laois Nationalist (Acquired by Landmark Media Investments Ltd and subsequently acquired by The Irish Times)[5]
• Roscommon Herald (Acquired by Landmark Media Investments Ltd and subsequently acquired by The Irish Times)[5]
• Wexford Echo (Acquired by Landmark Media Investments Ltd and then liquidated)[15]
• Gorey Echo (Acquired by Landmark Media Investments Ltd and then liquidated)[15]
• Enniscorthy Echo (Acquired by Landmark Media Investments Ltd and then liquidated)[15]
• New Ross Echo (Acquired by Landmark Media Investments Ltd and then liquidated)[15]

• 4fm (Shareholding disposed)[16]
• Beat 102-103 (75% stake)[17] (Acquired by Landmark Media Investments Ltd and subsequently acquired by The Irish Times)[5]
• WLR FM (75% stake)[17] (Acquired by Landmark Media Investments Ltd and subsequently acquired by The Irish Times)[5]
• Red FM (36% stake)[17] (Acquired by Landmark Media Investments Ltd and lower stake subsequently acquired by The Irish Times)[5]
• MidWest Radio (15% stake)[17]

Thomas Crosbie Holdings has a several new media interests. Despite this, chairman Alan Crosbie, speaking at a Dublin conference in February 2012, denounced new media as having "the capacity to destroy civil society".[18]

• RecruitIreland.com (Acquired by Landmark Media Investments Ltd and subsequently acquired by The Irish Times)[5]
• Motornet.ie (Closed)
• BreakingNews.ie (Acquired by Landmark Media Investments Ltd and subsequently acquired by The Irish Times)[5]
• Rugby.ie (Closed)
• GolfOnline.ie (Sold)
• Allabout.ie (Acquired by Landmark Media Investments Ltd then closed)[5]
• Tickles.ie (Closed)

• List of Irish newspapers
• List of Irish radio stations

• TCH
• Irish Examiner
• Breakingnews.ie
• RecruitIreland.com