| Leinster Express | |
| Type: | Weekly |
| Format: | Tabloid |
| Foundation: | 1831 |
| Owners: | Iconic Newspapers |
| Circulation: | Unknown, no longer ABC audited [1] |
| Headquarters: | Portlaoise, County Laois Ireland |
| Sister Newspapers: | Offaly Express |
| Website: | www.leinsterexpress.ie |
The Leinster Express is a regional newspaper in Ireland that serves County Laois.
The paper was part of the Leinster Leader Group, which was sold to Johnston Press in late 2005.[2] The paper is currently owned by Iconic Newspapers, who acquired Johnston Press' titles in the Republic of Ireland in 2014.[3] The offices of the Leinster Express are based in Portlaoise.[4]
The Leinster Express was originally published in Maryborough (renamed Portlaoise in 1929), Queen's County (renamed County Laois in 1922), Ireland in 1831 - an archive of its papers are available in Laois County Library in Portlaoise.