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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Much-loved Famous Five book resurfaces – 14 years later! | The Southern Star

A WEST Cork woman did the Famous Five proud in her efforts to track down the original owner of one of Enid Blyton’s b...

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Ambitious five-year tourism plan covers Kinsale to Ballydehob | The Southern Star

A major new roadmap from Fáilte Ireland, aimed at enhancing the tourism offering in West Cork, notes that whale watch...

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Teacher helping deaf kids after her own hearing loss | The Southern Star

A SKIBBEREEN-based teacher who traumatically went temporarily deaf in one ear is now fundraising to help kids in the ...

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HOUSE OF THE WEEK Schull three-bed for €525k | The Southern Star

Strong appeal of Fortfield Cottage with guesthouseFORTFIELD Cottage is a property that is well suited to the way many...

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Put the spotlight on your family farm for chance to win fab prize | The Southern Star

ENTRIES are already starting to register for this year’s West Cork Farming Awards, across all categories.This is the ...

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Back down to earth with a bang | The Southern Star

After months of talking about it, I finally bit the bullet and deleted the Instagram app from my mobile phone. It’s b...

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Emotional visit bygrand-daughter to Lusitania memorial | The Southern Star

THE grand-daughter of a Lusitania survivor described her visit to Kinsale for the 107th anniversary of the tragedy as...

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Passionate Dave shows that anything is possible when you put the work in | The Southern Star

A YOUNG man from Ballinadee, who left school when he was 16 due to his dyslexia struggles, has won the 2021 Teagasc/F...

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My menopause was like falling off a cliff | The Southern Star

When a Ballymaloe House chef’s life was devastated by crippling menopause symptoms, she turned to food to get her lif...

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WOMAN ON THE VERGE: No dressing up my dislike of Book Day | The Southern Star

After Hallowe’en, World Book Day is the least favourite day of the school calendar for parents everywhere. Or maybe j...

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Man found guilty of the manslaughter of West Cork man Timmy Hourihane | The Southern Star

A man has been found guilty of the manslaughter of Kilcrohane chef Timmy Hourihane in Cork city.James Brady, 28, of S...

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Dramatic times ahead for Rossmore | The Southern Star

THE curtain will go up on the West Cork Drama Festival when it returns to Rossmore next month.This should be the 61st...

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