NI newspapers performing well

Northern Ireland's newspapers are performing well according to the latest circulation figures, with only one showing a small decline in sales. The Belfast Telegraph has recorded a fall of 2.5 per cent for the period July to December 1996, compared to the same period the previous year. All others, show increases ranging from 5.9 per cent for the Northern Ireland edition of the Sunday World to 2.6 per cent for the Ulster News Letter.