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IN NEWS

Skibbereen businessman Damien Long talks to The Southern Star about his ambitious plans for The Viaduct

Plans have been lodged for a wind farm near Bantry with 14 turbines some reaching 169m in height, as campaigners hit out at the proposal

Kinsale residents are up in arms over plans to replace a much-loved community orchard space with sports pitches

Tributes have been paid to Skibbereen businessman Noel O'Driscoll who passed away last week

17 Garda Youth Awards have been presented to young people from West Cork, including a special achievement award for 13-year-old Féile O'Sullivan

IN LIFE

Anna Gabriel started life in a Belarus orphanage and was adopted by a Bandon family. She shares her remarkable story to mark 40 years since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster

IN SPORT

Drinagh Rangers completed a West Cork League treble after seeing off Ardfield in the Beamish Cup final

The Cork footballers are one win away from their first Munster SFC final since 2021 as they travel to Tipperary

Diarmuid Ó Mathúnas beat West Cork rivals Argideen Rangers in the county hurling league

New Clann na nGael boss Mike O’Brien is looking for his team to shine in the Confined Junior B Football Championship

Michael Keohane made his return to motor racing after a 22-year hiatus but not without its challenges

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