The Southern Star Podcast

The Southern Star brings you the biggest stories from across West Cork and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Southern Star Podcast is a news podcast hosted by The Southern Star, with 75 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

The Southern Star hosts The Southern Star Podcast, a news show with 75 episodes published.

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  Toe Head Productions pilot episode

  Oct 21, 202511 minS0

  <p>What happens when a financial consultant specialising in corporate finance and funding meets with a young man with Autism and ADHD and an abiding interest in politics?</p><p>Dan Kelleher interviews Max O’Mahony, who is well known locally and lives in Castletownshend, in a wide-ranging 10-minute podcast that has been shared with The Southern Star.</p><p>It is the first in what is likely to be a series of podcasts by Toe Head Productions.</p><p> </p><p > Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.</p>

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  How West Cork's community is driving the local film industry

  Dec 20, 202445 minS0

  <p>WITH the recent arrival of a Hallmark production into the region, West Cork Film Studios landed one of its first major coups. </p><p>It was the first major production to be based at the WCFS, which is located at Baltimore Road in Skibbereen, and has given the studios the perfect opportunity to roll out, and develop, film infrastructure in West Cork.</p><br><p>For The Big Story, Mary McCarthy spoke with directors Édáin O'Donnell and Steve Park about the growing industry and why West Cork's unique community is buying into film in the region.</p><p>The...

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  An oral history of past Christmases in West Cork

  Dec 19, 202432 minS0

  <p>CHRISTMAS, like many other parts of life, has constantly changed with the times. From stockings at the foot of your bed to above the mantlepiece, or from sending turkeys to England in the post to Amazon Prime delivery, Christmas has become a different beast in recent years.</p><br><p>Gerald O'Brien of Skibbereen Historical Society shares his memories of what Christmas was like for him, growing up in West Cork in the 40s and 50s, and how some traditions have changed while others remain the same.</p><br><p>The Big Story is a digital, subscriber-only series by...

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  The SSPX Resistance in West Cork: Pious priests or danger on our doorstep?

  Dec 9, 202448 minS0

  <p>As the general election results fade into the distance, and there has been a widespread sigh of relief that no far right candidates were successful, there are some political observers who believe it’s only a matter of time before the hate-filled messages of some agitators start to resonate with elements of the electorate, as they have in other countries across Europe.</p><br><p>In November, a Jewish student was attacked by three men in a nightclub in Dublin, in a suspected anti-Semitic assault. Gardaí are investigating it as a potential hate crime.  </p><br><p>In this speci...

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  96fm interview with Star reporter Kieran O'Mahony on the General Election

  Nov 27, 20244 minS0

  <p>96FM invited Southern Star reporter Kieran O'Mahony on the air recently to speak about the General Election which is taking place on Friday, November 29th.</p><br><p>We will be running a live blog with updates on the count, from early Friday morning, on southernstar.ie so don’t forget to have it bookmarked on your laptop, phone or whatever device you have that day – and see who will be representing you in the 34th Dáil.</p><br /><p > Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.</p>

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