The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) chairman of Wijeya Newspapers Ltd, purchased the company which was under liquidation, in 1986. However, the newspaper "The Sunday Times" came into being in 1991. The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) The Sunday Times is a weekly Sri Lankan broadsheet initially published by the now defunct Times Group, until 1991, when it was taken over by Wijeya Newspapers. The paper features articles of journalists such as defence columnist Iqbal Athas and Ameen Izzadeen. The daily counterpart of the Sri Lankan "Sunday Times" is the Daily Mirror. The first "Times" newspaper, "Ceylon Times" was established in 1846. The Times of Ceylon Ltd,
Cork on Sunday a key investor. The company which was established to launch the new "Cork On Sunday" later started the "East Cork Express", which operated as a newspaper for the East Cork area from 2002 until 2005. Cork on Sunday Cork on Sunday was a Cork Sunday newspaper serving Cork City and County which was published in 1996 and 1997. It was started in August 1996 by Joseph O'Connor, formerly the boss of Cork super pirate ERI and operated from the former radio studios of both ERI and 96FM. The newspaper was moderately successful with audited circulation of 4,500 copies per week