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

End of an era at Liss Ard Estate in Skibbereen

Uisce Éireann fined €4,000 over Shannonvale water

Bandon teen held by Obama as baby reunites with former president

We look at the Bantry link to Netflix’s House of Guinness

West Cork teen who suffered stroke in New York back home and recovering

Award for man who tended Air India graves in Ahakista for 40 years

No lights for Bandon's €3.2m Clare O'Leary Walkway

Hubbert's marks 50 years of business in Rosscarbery

Cruise ship bonanza for West Cork ports with busiest ever summer

Meet Greta Cleary who is our West Cork Farming Awards October monthly winner

IN LIFE

Bandon-born singer and actress Alison Arnopp is heading stateside to star in The Enormous Crocodile The Musical in both Minneapolis and Los Angeles, and Kieran O'Mahony caught up with her to discuss her stage journey so far

IN SPORT

Newcestown needed penalties to see off Carrigaline and reach their first semi-final in six years

Six goals from St Finbarr’s knocked defending champions Castlehaven out of the championship

We chat to Laura O’Mahony before O’Donovan Rossa’s Senior B county final against Glanmire. Skibb are aiming for a third county title in succession after junior and intermediate triumphs

Kilmacabea saw off Barryroe in the Carbery JAFC quarter-finals and are now two games away from completing the two-in-a-row

Carbery clubs Bandon and Kilbrittain are in county hurling semi-final action against Sarsfields and Ballygarvan respectively

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