[5] The newspaper was acquired by Landmark Media Investments, which in turn was sold to The Irish Times in 2018.[6][7] Unlike the Irish Examiner, which is now a national daily, The Echo's focus is on local news.Crosbie had himself joined the Examiner in 1841, taking over as editor—and later owner—after the death of founder John Francis Maguire in 1871.[8][10] The presses used by the Examiner and Echo printed the First National Loan for the Sinn Féin Finance Minister Michael Collins in 1919, leading to the British authorities' briefly shutting down the paper.The title was sold in July 2018, along with other assets of Landmark Media Investments, to The Irish Times group.