The Irish Timesachieved an average daily circulation of 118,150 between January and June 2007, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulation.
This represented a rise of 0.3 per cent on the same period in 2006. The number of full-price sales was 95 per cent.
The circulation of the Irish Independentfell 1.1 per cent to 162,582 over the same period, with 88 per cent "actively purchased" sold, meaning without a discount or being given away.
The Irish Examiner, which is published by Cork-based Thomas Crosbie Holdings, saw its circulation decline by 2.4 per cent to 55,860 over the same period. It had 97.8 per cent active sales.
The circulation of the weekday Evening Herald, another title in the Independent News & Media (INM) stable, fell by 5.5 per cent to 82,854.
Among the weekend papers, the Sunday Tribune, which is backed by INM, was the only title to show a drop in circulation, falling 2.8 per cent to 70,192. Sales of the Sunday Independentwere flat at 287,942.
The TCH-owned Sunday Business Postincreased its circulation by 1.2 per cent to 56,522, while the Sunday Worldsaw circulation rise by 3.1 per cent to 282,766.