5+ day, 16+ hour ago  (461+ words) May 22nd, 2026 9: 30 AM Plans for the 109th iteration of Clonakilty Agricultural Show are well advanced according to show president Martin Dineen. Speaking during the launch at the Clonakilty GAA complex in Ahamilla, and posing the question 'What Makes Our Show Great?' he…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (52+ words) SONGWRITER and producer Laurie Shaw was born in the Wirral, UK, but now lives in Ireland and often gigs in Cork. He will play Skibbereen Town Hall on May 19th as part of The Listening Project. Here he shares some of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (290+ words) Allihies author takes readers back in time to life under Cromwellian rule The Southern Star Have you ever wondered what it was like to travel from Cork City to Glengarriff under Cromwellian rule? To hide in Glengarriff woods when the…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (720+ words) May 21st, 2026 2: 12 PM The family of activist Tom Deasy have spoken of their relief that he is on his way home to West Cork after being released from detention in Israel. The 46 year old is one of 14 Irish activists Israeli forces…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (22+ words) An activist from West Cork is one of 13 Irish citizens detained after Israeli forces intercepted an aid flotilla heading for Gaza....

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (725+ words) May 21st, 2026 10: 00 AM ALMOST five years to the day since John Murphy won his first tournament as a professional, the Kinsale golfer enjoyed that winning feeling again. Better late than never, Murphy triumphed at the Clutch Pro Tour's Crondon Park Classic…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (49+ words) Advice from the Citizens Information Service What is the Additional Needs Payment? The Additional Needs Payment is a payment to help you with an expense that you cannot pay from your weekly income. You may get an Additional Needs Payment,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (948+ words) May 21st, 2026 8: 05 AM 21 July 1901: Queen Victoria was dead; a Bandon woman was doing 14 days" hard labour for being drunk and disorderly; and this newspaper cost one penny. On Skibbereen railway station, crowds lined the platform, eager to glimpse an important gentleman....

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (23+ words) Find out what will be included inside the May 21st edition of The Southern Star! Packed full of West Cork content as always....

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (277+ words) May 19th, 2026 4: 28 PM A RETAILER with stores in West Cork has pleaded guilty to breaching consumer protection law. Quills Retail Ltd, trading as Quills Woollen Market, pleaded guilty today, May 19th, to two counts of breaching consumer protection law by attaching false…...