West Cork News
In this week's Southern Star...
Bandon Community Hospital revamp gets the go-ahead; Cllrs furious as no cash allocated for N71; Bandon Flood Scheme legal challenge is settled; Bantry neighbours host 'thank you' evening for getting online; Operation Transformation - Veronica's new look revealed; Danica Holland's novel way to raise funds for her career; Graham Dwyer trial: wife gives evidence; Bailey case continues; Inquest hears evidence from drowned sailor's wife; Don't miss our 36-page full-colour Weddings 2015 magazine; Interview with Cork footballer Brian Hurley; Dunmanway Town advance in mygaff.ie Cup; Colaiste Pobail Bheanntrai girls lose All-Ireland final...plus lots, lots more
Monks, miners, megaliths and more in Manning's 'Culture Kitchen' experience
A new marketing initiative that will showcase the best of West Cork's food and cultural treasures is about to have its 'soft' launch.
AN 'iconic' phone booth in West Cork has been granted a reprieve by Eircom.
A retired detective garda has denied he was so convinced Ian Bailey had murdered Sophie Toscan du Plantier that he was 'scratching around' for any evidence when gardai had none.
Gardai in Douglas, Cork are investigating a serious assault which occurred on Sunday morning, February 22nd, 2015 between the hours of 1.30am and 1.50am.
A cross-community battle to save an iconic church from ruin is culminating in a final push to raise funds.
The HSE has introduced strict visitor restrictions at St Finbarr's Hospital in Cork.
Colaiste Pobail Bheanntra, Schull Community College, Mercy Heights Secondary School in Skibbereen and Clonakilty Community College, have all been named as 'Anchor Schools' for the 2015 Cycle Against Suicide.
A West Cork-born monk, who runs an organisation which is one of the biggest providers of hot meals for homeless people in Dublin, is to be conferred with the Freedom of the City later this month.
An irate motorist claimed Cork County Council would want 'a size eleven in the backside' after the resurfacing of a sharp bend at Kilshinihan in Timoleague has allegedly turned it into a traffic hazard.
Ballydehob resident, actor Jeremy Irons will take part in a discussion following a free screening of ground-breaking environmental documentary Trashed at UCC on Monday February 23.
Jonathan Healy's popular Newstalk lunchtime show will be broadcast 'live' from the Quality Hotel in Clonakilty from 12.30 to 1.30pm on Tuesday next, February 24th, and members of the public are invited to come along and participate.
Murder accused Graham Dwyer told his wife he knew his alleged victim Elaine O'Hara - and called her an 'awful girl', his trial heard this week.
A specialised isolation unit for children with cystic fibrosis needs to be established at Cork University Hospital without delay, a bereaved West Cork mother said this week.
Tonight Dunmanway's Veronica Horgan will strut her stuff on the Operation Transformation catwalk, after eight weeks of the show.
West Cork is to get its first ever Spring-time Fit Up Theatre Festival.
Cork County Council is carrying out urgent repairs to a collapsed culvert on the R-572.
A former musical director with the Riverdance troupe is coming to Ballyvourney next week.
Fiona Meade, Ireland's elite women's national road race champion is heading for West Cork to help Breakthrough Cancer Research's Jagged Edge Tour - with elements of both 'Pain' and 'Pleasure'.
The Southern Star, in partnership with Clonakilty Chamber of Commerce, will host a business breakfast session at the Fernhill House Hotel next Friday, February 27th.
ONE of West Cork's most iconic colleges has undergone a major facelift.
Ballydehob Community Hall will welcome local chefs on Friday, February 27th, when Alan Shannon and Matthew Brownie will give an exciting food demonstration using the finest local ingredients.
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