A man with serious addiction problems was jailed for six months yesterday for stealing drink from behind the counters of bars and at shops around Cork.

A couple who were homeless broke into a house in the hope of finding a place to stay and yesterday they were both jailed for four months.

A couple who were homeless adn who claimed they broke into a house in the hope of finding someplace to stay were both jailed for four months yesterday.

A man has been arrested and charged with a count of assault causing harm to an 79-year-old man in Cork City.