IN THIS WEEK'S SOUTHERN STAR: Bantry drugs haul is biggest in years; A West Cork woman who found an intruder in her house speaks out; CNN’s Donie was reporting from Beara at the weekend; Burglaries on the rise in West Cork; Call to extend gorse burning season; A West Cork man is cycling the length of the country in memory of his wife; Eight-page special on West Cork’s rising sports stars; Cork footballers lose league opener; End of an era at Dunmore Golf Club

In this week's Southern Star:

IN NEWS

• Bantry drugs haul is biggest in years

• A West Cork woman who found an intruder in her house speaks out

• CNN’s Donie was reporting from Beara at the weekend

• Burglaries on the rise in West Cork

• Call to extend gorse burning season

LIFE & COMMUNITY

• A West Cork man is cycling the length of the country in memory of his wife

IN SPORT

• Eight-page special on West Cork’s rising crop of talented sports stars

• Cork footballers lose league opener

• End of an era at Dunmore Golf Club

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