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Looking to advertise with us?

Contact our sales director, Owen Prachar
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Looking to write for us?

You can send articles and ideas straight to our section editors
if you know which section you’re aiming for:

News editor Hugh Sullivan
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Community editor Rod Webb
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Features editor Ben Bruges
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Arts editor Victoria Kingham
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Literature editor Pete Donohue
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Education editor Gareth Stevens 
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Food editor Fiona McGarry
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Health and environment editor Susan McFie
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Business editor Rod Webb
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Opinion/Satire editor Kent Barker
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Sport editor Hugh Sullivan
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Please forward any photographs you have to the relevant
section editor or to our designer Jason Ellis. 
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Still not sure who to contact, email
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