Siobhán Cronin Editor
  • Cork
  • The Southern Star

Siobhán is the editor of The Southern Star. Her 35 year career includes senior roles at the Irish Independent, Irish Examiner, In Dublin magazine (editor), and several regional newspapers, including the Leitrim Observer, Longford News and Nationalist group of newspapers in Carlow and Kildare.

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205 Articles
about 2 months ago
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BREAKING: Resounding No from Cork South West on Family Amendment

THERE was a resounding NO vote from the electorate of Cork South West in the vote to amend the Constitution regarding...

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about 2 months ago
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TD Collins hails No, No vote as a ‘triumph for women and mothers’

FOLLOWING what looks like a resounding defeat of the two referenda supported by what he described as ‘all establishme...

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about 2 months ago
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Breaking: Sandbags available in Bantry as warning of high tides

FOLLOWING a warning from Met Éireann about high astronomical tides this weekend, Bantry Business Association has repo...

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about 2 months ago
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Detector dog Rua helps Revenue seize 7.3m cigarettes at Port of Cork

Today, as a result of risk profiling and with the assistance of detector dog Rua, Revenue officers seized approximate...

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about 2 months ago
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BREAKING: Former Eurovision presenter Cynthia chosen by FF for Euro ticket

FIANNA Fáil has added former TV presenter Cynthia Ní Mhurchú to its ticket for the European Parliament’s Ireland Sout...

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2 months ago
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Cork photographer wants to get his friend safely out of war-torn Gaza

A Cork photographer has launched a fundraiser to try and get his friend and former colleague out of Gaza, in a bid to...

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2 months ago
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Cork South West ‘took a leap of faith on me’ says Holly in leader’s speech

SD leader Holly Cairns has said she was very aware that the people of Cork South West took a ‘leap of faith’ when the...

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2 months ago
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Local diocese holds talks on financial challenges

PARISHIONERS and priests from across the Cork and Ross diocese have been meeting in recent weeks to discuss ways of b...

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2 months ago
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Campaigner Una fears release of Rosscarbery man this year

THE Youghal woman who was stalked by Rosscarbery man James Steele has said she will be a ‘wreck’ after his release – ...

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3 months ago
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New rules are a ‘ticking timebomb’ for tourism

THERE’S a ‘ticking time bomb’ facing tourism providers in rural Ireland, according to West Cork-based Máire Ní Mhurch...

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3 months ago
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I refused to let our female reporters interact with Bailey

OPINION: Southern Star editor Siobhán Cronin never felt comfortable around Ian Bailey, and refused to let female repo...

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4 months ago
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Families are hopeful of new Whiddy inquests

A NEW inquest into the deaths of 50 people in the Whiddy Oil disaster of 1979 could soon get the go-ahead, according ...

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