
Kieran O'Mahony
Journalist at The Southern Star
Journalist with The Southern Star in beautiful West Cork, views are my own, culture vulture!
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1 week ago |
southernstar.ie | Kieran O'Mahony
Dunmanway Hillwalking Club’s new Yew Tree Hill Loop Walk shows the group going from strength to strength as more and more people take up the activity, writesTHE incessant rain wasn’t going to deter the committed members of Dunmanway Hillwalking Club from attending the recent launch of the new Yew Tree Hill Loop Walk at Sam Maguire Plaza in the town centre. The event was a sort of homecoming too for county mayor Cllr Joe Carroll, who performed the opening in his native town.
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southernstar.ie | Kieran O'Mahony
ORGANISERS at a recent meeting in Kinsale, who are opposing plans for a controversial mussel farm, called on all users of the harbour to come together for a peaceful protest in the water on Friday June 13th at 6.30pm.
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southernstar.ie | Kieran O'Mahony
A COMPLETE overhaul of the notorious Ballylickey junction is urgently required, say locals, due to the bad road surface and faded line markings, making it impossible for any motorist to know who has the right of way. Liz Moynihan of Eagle Point Camping told The Southern Star that the surface on that road is ‘horrendous.’‘You can’t even see the road markings. You have traffic coming from four different directions and it’s very difficult to know who exactly has the right of way,’ she said.
Eileen Sheppard looks back on her memorable mayoral year as a ‘precious journey’ | The Southern Star
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southernstar.ie | Kieran O'Mahony
AS her year as Clonakilty mayor draws to a close, Eileen Sheppard said the most memorable part of the last 12 months was the opportunity to share so many precious moments with the people of Clonakilty. Speaking to The Southern Star, Eileen, who works in the Inchydoney Lodge & Spa, said she had an amazing mayoral year and wants to thank everyone for their help.
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1 week ago |
southernstar.ie | Kieran O'Mahony
more than €1m per kilometre. THE controversial €3.5m extension to the Clare O’Leary Walk in Bandon, which was scheduled to open last month but has now been delayed to July, has been described by one local councillor as ‘West Cork’s bike shed’ due to the spiralling cost of the project and the lengthy delays to finish it.
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