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THE SOUTHERN STAR IS IN STORES NOW: Striking ambulance warn of further action unless renewed pay discussions begin; Artist Pascal Ungerer on his striking paintings and the inspiration behind them; John Cleary turns focus to Meath after Munster final disappointment

May 14th, 2026 7:30 AM

By Southern Star Team

THE SOUTHERN STAR IS IN STORES NOW: Striking ambulance warn of further action unless renewed pay discussions begin; Artist Pascal Ungerer on his striking paintings and the inspiration behind them; John Cleary turns focus to Meath after Munster final disappointment Image

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This week's Southern Star is full of West Cork news, views and sport and is in stores now.

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IN NEWS

Strikes by members of the National Ambulance Service in coming weeks will heap more pressure on a struggling health service this summer, public representatives have warned.

A hit-and-run incident in Dunmanway was not recorded on CCTV because cameras in the town were out of order, a Southern Star investigation can reveal.

A young white-tailed eagle named Aspen that fledged in Glengarriff last year flew over 26 counties in just 48 days, according to a flight map produced by conservation officers.

A UK national has been jailed for two and a half years for stealing €26,000 worth of stock from Quills Woollen Market in Glengarriff.

Glandore woman Rachel Gotto tells how she was airlifted to hospital with a burst appendix while visiting a remote tribe deep in the rainforest of Suriname.

 

IN LIFE

Artist Pascal Ungerer on his striking paintings and the inspiration behind them.

 

IN SPORT

Michael Keohane is back on top of the podium for the first time in 23 years after he won the Masters’ category in the Porsche Carwow Carrera Cup GB series at Brands Hatch.

Clann na nGael got the better of Muintir Bháire to advance to the knockout stages of the county confined junior B football championship.

Cork boss Ben O’Connor keeping Rebels grounded after third Munster SHC win in a row.

Cork's decision to switch All-Ireland SFC Round 1 qualifier with Meath to Páirc Uí Rinn is a no-brainer.

 

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