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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467 Articles
almost 2 years ago
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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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almost 2 years ago
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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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almost 2 years ago
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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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almost 2 years ago
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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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about 2 years ago
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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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about 2 years ago
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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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about 2 years ago
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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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about 2 years ago
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Covid-19 Thursday: 4,042 new cases via PCR | The Southern Star

THE Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 4,042 PCR-confirmed cases of Covid-19.

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about 2 years ago
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Sandra, Flora and Trudi ready to take on Beara Breifne Way | The Southern Star

A WEST Cork-based woman is getting ready to travel the 500km Beara Breifne Way on horseback to raise money to complet...

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about 2 years ago
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Audiences ‘Holding’ on for Graham’s new drama | The Southern Star

ANTICIPATION is building ahead of the release next month of the ITV series Holding, after an action-packed trailer ga...

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about 2 years ago
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Covid-19 Wednesday: 3,342 new cases via PCR | The Southern Star

As of 8am today, 653 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised, of whom 46 are in ICU

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about 2 years ago
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Numbers added up for Celine to embark on dairy farmer career | The Southern Star

A YOUNG Macroom woman was inspired by her entrepreneurial grandmother and her own strong business acumen to set up as...

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