Mail group selling Buy & Sell

Ireland’s best known classified adverting outlet, Buy and Sell magazine and its online presence buyandsell.ie, is being sold by Associated Newspapers Ireland. The Irish Times is reporting (sub req) that the magazine has a valuation of €20 to €30 million.

Associated say they are to focus on newspaper publishing in Ireland – their Irish portfolio includes the Irish Daily Mail, and the Irish Mail on Sunday, as well as part ownership of the Dublin Metro freesheet - a joint project of Associated, Metro International and the Irish Times.