Online Newspapers

Online Newspapers

Access online newspapers with BorrowBox and the Irish Newspaper Archive

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From May 1st the PressReader service will no longer be available to library members.

This service will instead be provided by BorrowBox, following a national tender process for the provision of eServices in our libraries.

BorrowBox will provide access to eBooks and eAudiobooks as well as magazines and newspapers through the ePress tab on the app.  

To access the online newspapers you need to be a library member.  If you are not already registered then you can join online and start using our eServices straight away with your temporary barcode.

eNewspapers on BorrowBox

Download the BorrowBox app to get access to a range of newspapers, including The Meath Chronicle.

Read local, national and international news in English and other languages.

Irish Newspaper Archive

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Irish Newspaper Archive is the largest digital archive of Irish Newspapers in the world, with over 40 titles from all over the country. This gives you access to millions of newspaper articles spanning over 300 years of Irish history.

You can access this archive in all of our branches on our Public Internet PCs 

Click this link to access the archive in our libraries.

Some publications of interest included in the archive are:

  • Meath Chronicle (1897-current)
  • The Freemans Journal (03/01/1763 - 19/12/1924)
  • Irish Press (05/09/1931 - 25/05/1995)

For a full list of publications visit The Irish Newspaper Archive

For more information on other newspaper resources of local interest please visit the Local Studies section