The Sligo Champion

The Sligo Champion
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Independent News & Media
Editor-in-chiefPaul Deering
Founded1836
HeadquartersSligo, County Sligo, Ireland
CirculationNo longer ABC audited
Websitewww.sligochampion.ie

The Sligo Champion is a weekly regional newspaper published every Tuesday in Sligo, Ireland. It was purchased by Independent News & Media (INM) in 2008. In a 2011 article in the Irish Independent, also owned by INM, it was described as one of Ireland's "leading regional newspaper[s]". The newspaper contains local news about County Sligo and surrounding counties, including neighbouring parts of Counties Leitrim and Roscommon.