The ‘mean’ gender pay gap has narrowed since the company began reporting the data in 2022. Last year the pay gap was 19.45pc. In 2022, it was 22.3pc.
The pay gap is calculated based on the difference between the average (mean) pay of male employees compared to the average pay of women working at the business in the Republic of Ireland.
The company published its gender pay gap report for the 12 months to June 2025 on Friday.
A slightly different pay gap, of 17.86pc, is calculated based on the difference between the median pay of male and female employees.
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The gender pay gap is not an indication of different pay for the same work, which is illegal, but it reflects the higher share of men in better-paid roles.
All employers with more than 250 staff in the Republic of Ireland have had to publish an annual gender pay gap report since 2022. This year, for the first time, that’s extended to every employer with 50 or more staff.
In a commentary on the latest figures, Mediahuis Ireland said the gender pay gap in the Republic of Ireland business has reduced every year since it first published, reflecting measures targeted at addressing the imbalance.
Mediahuis said that if its businesses in Northern Ireland and the Republic were looked at on an all-Ireland basis the pay gap would fall substantially, to 12.2pc (mean) and 12.47pc (median).
In 2025, the main driver of the gender pay gap in the business is a bigger share of men in senior, technology and commercial roles, the company said.
The gender pay report shows a fairly even split of men and women among the 25pc of lowest earners in the business but men out-number women in higher paid roles, including accounting for 72pc of the top 25pc of earners.
The company, led by Mediahuis Ireland CEO Sheena Peirse since October this year, said the numbers reflect a higher distribution of males in commission-based sales roles, resulting in a bonus pay gap
Additionally, more women occupy lower-level part-time roles, while some men hold higher-paying part-time positions.
Following the publication of its first gender pay gap report in 2022, Mediahuis established an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee and other measures aimed at fostering greater balance within the business, including ensuring gender-balanced interview panels and shortlists wherever possible.
In 2025, 65pc of internal promotions went to female employees – up from 52pc in 2024 and 51pc in 2023, the company said. That included the appointment of the new CEO, who took over from Peter Vandermeersch. Overall, 60pc of staff are men.
The wider Mediahuis Group aims for half of leaders to be women by 2030.
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