Emma Connolly Deputy Editor
  • Cork
  • The Southern Star

Emma is deputy editor of The Southern Star. Emma has been working as Life & Community editor in recent years, having come to The Southern Star from the Evening Echo in Cork city, part of the Irish Examiner stable, where she was news editor.

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EMMA CONNOLLY: A la carte camping is just the berries

Reality bit in for our columnist this week as the new school term started. But a camping trip without the tent, and s...

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9 días
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The do’s and do-nots for the first day of school for your adorable tiny tots

Parents all over West Cork are preparing to send their kids off to school for the first time this week and next. It’s...

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12 días
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How Eamon captured the growing appeal of West Cork onions

Over 1,000 tonnes of onions are processed at a plant in West Cork, where Eamon Crowley has grown his business.

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12 días
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Forget about bottling it up: My can-do attitude is bringing fun into the Deposit Return Scheme

WE have been knocking great fun out of the Deposit Return Scheme. I’d even go so far as to say that our very frequent...

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19 días
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Inventor Fionn puts green twist on motorsport

SCIENTIST and inventor Fionn Ferreira is on a quest to help redefine the future ofmotorsport and make it more sustain...

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19 días
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As the dust settles on Paris 2024, I’m off to practise my artistic swimming for LA2028

Our columnist will miss the thrills n spills of this summer’s Olympics, but in between watching the superstars on TV,...

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25 días
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Equine programme targets children leaving education

A NEW programme aimed at supporting youngsters who are at risk of dropping out of school is launching in West Cork.

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26 días
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Mum Lisa uses grant to give her ‘sorry looking’ home a major facelift

A MUM-of-three self-managed the complete renovation of an unliveable house in Drinagh without one iota of experience,...

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27 días
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Pizza for the kids, Aperol for the mammies … but maybe our own beaches are still tops for chilling!

A continental family holiday for our columnist brought some much-needed relaxation but is it actually possible that t...

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29 días
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Togher’s 50 years of sporting pride

It’s a half century since a few enterprising locals in the small community of Togher decided to have a sports day for...

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EMMA CONNOLLY: I’m about to make a clean break of the holidays

WE’RE heading on our holidays soon and for the first time in years I’m going to try something novel: enjoy the build-up.

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Rescue ponies putting on a great show in West Cork this summer

TWO miniature rescue ponies with larger-than-life personalities are blazing a trail on the agriculture show circuit t...

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