Offaly Independent
Independent continued to be published until 1920 when it went on hiatus for a year due to Irish Republican Army activity[3] before being published again as the Offaly Independent following the name change of King's County to County Offaly.[2] The Offaly Independent came into ownership of Celtic Media Group, which in turn was owned by the British Dunfermline Press, after being purchased for €20 million in 2004.[1] In 2012, the Group was sold off for €5.5 million for Dunfermline Press to cover debts owed to Lloyds TSB.The deal was approved by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission and was due to go for review by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland but the deal fell through after Celtic Media Group cancelled the transaction.[6] The issue was intended to be a special souvenir edition of the president's visit to County Offaly.