The Southern Star (County Cork)

The Southern Star is a weekly regional newspaper based in Skibbereen, County Cork in Ireland and was established in 1889 as the Cork County Southern Star, by brothers Florence and John O'Sullivan.

The Southern Star
Typeprivately owned
Owner(s)Florence O'Sullivan
John O'Sullivan
Founded1889
HeadquartersSkibbereen, County Cork
Websitehttp://www.southernstar.ie/

One of its rival newspapers in the 19th century was The Skibbereen Eagle, founded in 1857. It had become "famous by declaring it was 'keeping an eye on the Czar of Russia' over his expansionist designs on China".[1] The Skibbereen Eagle eventually folded and, in 1929, was bought out by The Southern Star.[2]

One of the early editors of The Southern Star was D. D. Sheehan, and the paper included amongst its shareholders General Michael Collins.[1]

Currently The Southern Star is the largest selling newspaper in Cork county, employing about 30 people and has a weekly readership of over 50,000. It is privately owned by the O'Regan family, who reside in Skibbereen. Liam O'Regan edited the paper 1958 until his death in January 2009.[3]

References
  1. "Quoted from the Skibbereen Guide". skibbereen.ie. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010.
  2. "About Us - History". southernstar.ie. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014.
  3. "Death of Liam O'Regan". skibbereen.wordpress.com. January 2009.

Further reading
  • Alan McCarthy, Newspapers and Journalism in Cork, 1910-23: Press, Politics and Revolution, Four Courts Press, 2020
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