In this week's Southern Star

IN NEWS

• Storm-damaged phone lines are still out of order

• Birthday girl Ava not sure if she will be home for Christmas

• Collins organises cataract bus for Belfast operations

• Bantry gets ready for a ‘Marty party’

• Work to start on Clonakilty distillery next month

• Bailey must wait until January to get French appeal result

TWO MAGAZINES

• Christmas in Dunmanway and Clonakilty

IN SPORT

• Sweetnam’s talent spotted at an early age

• Skibb rowers plan to conquer Down Under

• Kinsale earn spot in final

• Newcestown go down fighting

• Dohenys staring into relegation abyss

IN LIFE & COMMUNITY

• Three cheers for Cope’s 60 years