The Irish Press was an Irish newspaper published by Irish Press plc between 1931 and 1995. The newspaper was controlled by Eamon de Valera and his family, and as a consequence, supported Fianna Fail consistently throughout its life.

Later, the Irish Press started two further newspapers, the Evening Press, and the Sunday Press.

Formerly one of the main daily newspapers of the Republic of Ireland, its going out of business left the ground clear for its old rivals, The Irish Times and the Irish Independent, to dominate the daily market for some years until other newspapers arrived on the scene.

The final issue of the Irish and Evening Press' was on Thursday, May 25th, 1995. The newspapers closed over a bizarre industrial dispute over the sacking of the Group Finance Editor. It is generally acknowledged that the newspapers had not been in a healthy financial state for several years. A relaunch in 1988 of the Irish Press as a tabloid did not help matters.

The company, Irish Press plc, remains in existence. Its main activity is a shareholding in an Independent Local Radio franchise, Tipp FM.

In its hey-day, the Irish Press had a number of first rate reporters and columnists. One notable section was titled 'New Irish Writings', which was edited by David Marcus.