Irish Independent parent company Mediahuis among potential bidders for the Telegraph

The sudden prospect of an auction for the Telegraph newspaper and Spectator magazine — two of Britain’s most influential conservative titles — has sparked interest throughout the country’s media and financial elite.

Earlier this month, a unit of Lloyds Banking Group appointed receivers to seize the holding company for both publications and removed the Barclay family’s directors, after talks over long-running debts faltered.

Brothers Frederick and David Barclay bought the Telegraph and the Spectator magazine ...