Private company

EM News Distribution

EM News Distribution is a magazine and newspaper distributor which operates in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The company is fully owned by Menzies Distribution. The company was formed in 2007 by the merger of the Menzies Distribution and Eason News Distribution distribution business.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2007Founded1

EM News Distribution is a magazine and newspaper distributor which operates in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The company is fully owned by Menzies Distribution.2

The story

The company reported turnover of €95 million in 2015, as against €96.7 million a year earlier. Pre-tax profits declined from €1.15 million to €532,000, a figure which includes a loss on financial instruments of €489,000. "The commercial environment in which the company operates is expected to remain competitive in the year ahead," the directors said. "The business is subject to external consumer trends and demands. This is evident in the continued slow decline in national newspaper and magazine volumes."

From Wikipedia’s article on EM News Distribution, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

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