Iconic Newspapers
| Company type | Private limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | 29 November 2013 |
| Headquarters | 30 Hatch Lane, Dublin / 47 Great Marlborough Street, London |
Key people | Malcolm Denmark |
| Products | Publishing of Newspapers and online media. |
| Website | mediaforcegroup |
Iconic Newspapers is a British-owned newspaper company that publishes over 20 regional newspapers in Ireland. Iconic Newspapers are owned by Mediaforce who are majority owned by British businessman Malcolm Denmark. Iconic Newspapers hold their newspaper assets in a subsidiary called Formpress Publishing.
Mediaforce acts as an intermediary for the vast majority of Irish newspapers and advertising agencies. If agencies want to place ads for their national clients in newspapers, they mostly go through Mediaforce.
In 2014, Iconic Newspapers acquired Johnston Press Ireland. Johnston Press Ireland was formed in 2005 following the purchase of Scottish Radio Holdings's newspapers known as Score Press by Johnston Press in 2005 for £155 million. In the same year, Johnston Press Ireland also purchased the Leinster Leader Group (just after Leinster Leader Group had purchased Tallaght Publishing Ltd), who published six titles, for €138.6 million.
The company is based in Naas, County Kildare.