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Line 1: {{Short description\|Northern Irish sports newspaper}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=~~April~~November 2022}} {{italic title}} {{Infobox newspaper \| name = Ireland's Saturday Night \| owners = [[Belfast Telegraph]] \| foundation = {{start date\|1894}} \| language = English \| ceased publication = {{end date\|2008\|07\|26\|df=yes}} \| type = [[Weekly newspaper]] (Saturday) \| custom_label = Formerly \| custom = ''Ulster Saturday Night'' }} [[File:Men of the 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers read 'Ireland's Saturday Night', a Belfast newspaper, in their foxhole in the Anzio bridgehead, 17 March 1944. NA13062.jpg\|thumb\|Men of the 2nd [[Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers]] reading ''Ireland's Saturday Night'' in their foxhole in the [[Operation Shingle\|Anzio bridgehead]], 17 March 1944]] '''''Ireland's Saturday Night''''' was a [[Northern Ireland]] sports [[newspaper]], which was part of the [[Belfast Telegraph]] group. It was launched in 1894 under its original title, '''''Ulster Saturday Night''''', changing to ''Ireland's Saturday Night'' in 1896 and running two separate editions; one for north and one for the south of Ireland.<ref>{{cite news \|publisher=[[Belfast Telegraph]] \|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/irelandrsquos-saturday-night-to-close-after-114-years-13912039.html \|title=''Ireland's Saturday Night'' to close after 114 years \|access-date=~~2008-07-~~18 July 2008}}</ref> It continued to carry the nickname ''The Ulster''.<ref>{{cite news \|publisher=[[Irish Times]] \|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2008/0724/1216741024858.html \|title=March of time kills off venerable Northern newspaper \|access-date=5 September 2008~~-09-05~~ \|date=7 July 2008 \|archive-07date=20 May 2011 \|archive-07url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520084352/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2008/0724/1216741024858.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref> The paper was also known as ''The Pink'', as it was originally printed on pink paper until 1917. This was to distinguish the paper from the main daily at the time, ''The Belfast Evening Telegraph''. It focused on [[Irish Football League]] coverage and was delivered late on Saturday evenings so that the day's afternoon matches could be reviewed. Circulation declined in the 2000s as more and more people were getting their sports news on the Internet. In July 2008 it was announced that the paper was to stop production. The final edition was printed on 26 July 2008 and included a special pull out on the history of the paper.<ref>{{cite news \|publisher=[[BBC News]] \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7513921.stm \|title=Sports paper crosses the finish line \|access-date=18 July 2008 \| date=18 July 2008}}</ref> == References == <references /> {{Northern Ireland newspapers}} Line 22 ⟶ 34: [[Category:1894 establishments in Ireland]] [[Category:2008 disestablishments in Northern Ireland]] [[Category:~~Publications~~Newspapers established in 1894]] [[Category:Publications disestablished in 2008]]