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The Southern Star West Cork's trusted source of news, views and sport. The Southern Star is a weekly newspaper covering the areas of South, East, Mid and West Cork.

Established in 1889, it is the largest selling newspaper in the county with a readership of over 50,000.

Outrage as plug is pulled on street cameras in Clonakilty, Dunmanway andSkibbereen. Read more on page 1 of this week's S...
10/07/2025

Outrage as plug is pulled on street cameras in Clonakilty, Dunmanway andSkibbereen. Read more on page 1 of this week's Southern Star.

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10/07/2025

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09/07/2025

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Amazon.ie’s first-ever Prime Day event is now live, offering Irish shoppers double the time to access thousands of epic ...
09/07/2025

Amazon.ie’s first-ever Prime Day event is now live, offering Irish shoppers double the time to access thousands of epic deals across top categories.

With the event running until July 11, Cork shoppers are especially poised to make the most of this four-day shopping event.

Amazon.ie’s first-ever Prime Day event is now live, offering Irish shoppers double the time to access thousands of epic deals across top categories.With the event running until July 11, Cork shoppers are especially poised to make the most of this four-day shopping event.New res

Four men charged over a co***ne seizure in Courtmacsherry have been further remanded in custody to Clonakilty court via ...
09/07/2025

Four men charged over a co***ne seizure in Courtmacsherry have been further remanded in custody to Clonakilty court via videolink next week. They appeared at Macroom District Court on Wednesday amid tight security.

FOUR men charged over a co***ne seizure in Courtmacsherry have been further remanded in custody to Clonakilty court via videolink next week. They appeared at Macroom District Court on Wednesday amid tight security.Det Garda Gavin Curran of the Garda National Drugs and Organised C

A refurbishment of the existing Ballyvourney pedestrian crossing is being planned for 2025, as Deputy Aindrias Moynihan ...
09/07/2025

A refurbishment of the existing Ballyvourney pedestrian crossing is being planned for 2025, as Deputy Aindrias Moynihan noted how ‘threadbare’ and inadequate the existing crossing in front of Gobnait’s Church is.

🚨 NEW Star Sport Podcast🔴 Cork hurlers are one step closer to glory🔴 Rosaleen O’Brien talks Meela MoosListen down below ...
09/07/2025

🚨 NEW Star Sport Podcast
🔴 Cork hurlers are one step closer to glory
🔴 Rosaleen O’Brien talks Meela Moos

Listen down below or wherever you get your podcasts ⬇

In partnership with Access Credit Union - Skibbereen Branch

On this week's podcast, we look back at what was a comprehensive All-Ireland SHC semi-final win for Cork over Dublin (7-26 to 2-21).

As the years pass, the question of whether the statue moved is less relevant now, than what Ballinspittle symbolises. Re...
09/07/2025

As the years pass, the question of whether the statue moved is less relevant now, than what Ballinspittle symbolises. Read more in this week's Southern Star.

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🔴⚪ Aoife Harte doesn’t hesitate when asked what was her favourite moment from Cork’s All-Ireland U14 Platinum title-winn...
09/07/2025

🔴⚪ Aoife Harte doesn’t hesitate when asked what was her favourite moment from Cork’s All-Ireland U14 Platinum title-winning campaign. 🔴⚪

‘It was running onto the pitch when the final against Galway was over and we knew we had won,’ smiled Aoife, as she was honoured with a Paudie Palmer West Cork Sports Star Youth award for her role as Cork captain.

Aoife Harte doesn’t hesitate when asked what was her favourite moment from Cork’s All-Ireland U14 Platinum title-winning campaign.

West Cork is soaking up the sun today! ☀️ Show us how you're enjoying the heat, send us your snaps of the sun!
09/07/2025

West Cork is soaking up the sun today! ☀️ Show us how you're enjoying the heat, send us your snaps of the sun!

Anna O'Leary's thriving honesty box enterprise capitalises on fresh farm ingredients, and plenty of butter. Read more on...
09/07/2025

Anna O'Leary's thriving honesty box enterprise capitalises on fresh farm ingredients, and plenty of butter. Read more on page 15 of this week's Southern Star.

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The Bake & Bite

Sean Óg Keohane (9) will join 31 other lucky youngsters as the first-ever Rose Buddies at the event in August.Sean, a pu...
09/07/2025

Sean Óg Keohane (9) will join 31 other lucky youngsters as the first-ever Rose Buddies at the event in August.

Sean, a pupil at Glandore National School, is one of just eight mini ambassadors selected for the prestigious role, since three-quarters of the Rose Buddies are from County Kerry.

A LEAP schoolboy is beaming with pride after being chosen to take part in this year’s Rose of Tralee festival in Kerry. Sean Óg Keohane (9) will join 31 other lucky youngsters as the first-ever Rose Buddies at the event in August.

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Southern Star is a local media company which comprises a weekly newspaper with c50,000 readers and covers West Cork all the way from Cork city through to the Beara peninsula (and everywhere in between) and the region’s biggest digital audience across our website and social media presence.

We connect hundreds of local businesses/advertisiers every year to connect with our huge audience and increase enquiries, footfall and sales. In addition Southern Star media publishes over 25 magazines each year and we also have a successful marketing services arm called Star Creative providing design, digital and print solutions to local businesses .

Established in 1889, we’re a locally owned company, our staff are all local and we’re proud to serve our local West Cork communities by producing the most informative, engaging, challenging, entertaining and useful local media possible. We look forward to hearing from you!

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