Jack Downey began to feel unwell at the festival on August 2 at around 4.30pm.

The two people on different trespass-related charges arising out of a murder investigation were remanded in custody yesterday.

A Cork man facing a three-month jail term yesterday for masturbating behind two women visiting the city two years ago has pleaded for one last chance to co-operate with the probation service to avoid jail.

The man who believed he was in London on May 23 when he was in Cork city centre was somewhere else again when his case was called at Cork District Court.

Armed members of the Garda Regional Support Unit attended at a domestic incident in Mahon where a man held a glass lamp and a pint glass and warned gardaí they would have to use Tasers to get him out of the house.

A woman granted temporary release from a prison sentence for shoplifting was caught stealing more than €360 worth of clothing from a store in Cork.

A young Cork man who was observed masturbating behind two young women visiting the city had sentencing put back yesterday for him to deal with his cannabis addiction.

Dead calves were found at a farm in Blarney where there were other cattle without access to food or water and today a farmer was given a suspended six-month jail term for animal cruelty.

A Leaving Certificate student at a private school in Cork got the fright of her life on the first day of her exams when she emerged from a cubicle in the school toilets to see a man unzipping his trousers and talking to her in a sexual fashion.

A man on trial at Cork District Court for threatening his nephew at a bus stop was caught photographing gardaí and the judge in the courtroom.

A garda was hospitalised following an assault outside Cork District Court, when he was allegedly punched and head-butted by a man just released on bail on a charge of carrying a knife.

Two charges of endangering the lives of gardaí were brought yesterday against a 31-year-old man yesterday.

A man with a knife who took exception to how long another man was in a pub’s toilet cubicle and threatened, “I am going to end your life”, was yesterday ordered to do 240 hours of community service.

A man jogging home from late-night work was tripped and assaulted and in the course of verbal abuse he heard his attacker using the word, ‘black’.

A Dublin mother and daughter came to Cork on a premeditated crime spree where elderly women doing their Christmas shopping were targeted.

Fans of Coldplay were ripped off by a Corkman on DoneDeal when he conned them into buying pairs of tickets at Christmas time that were never received.

A real life ‘Where’s Me Jumper?’ drama at 3am put a man at risk of a prison sentence yesterday.

A teenager was slapped, caught around the neck, and had cigarette smoke blown in his face by his mother’s boyfriend after they returned from the pub.

A garda who was punched to the ground in a violent incident has accepted an apology from the attacker, who was yesterday jailed for nine months.

A mother and child escaped through the back window of their home when a wheelie bin was set on fire beside their front door, it was claimed yesterday.

A garda was punched in the face by a man trying to prevent the arrest of two other men during a volatile situation at Douglas St in Cork.

A paid carer companion pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge of stealing €600 from a woman with a mild intellectual disability.

A paid carer companion pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge of stealing €600 from a woman with a mild intellectual disability.

A man accused of smashing a patrol van with a lump hammer and pulling knives in a garda station hoping he would be shot dead claimed in court: “When I am on medication I am the nicest person you will ever meet.”

A Ryanair passenger accused of stealing two paninis on a flight decided that he wanted to have his case — related to €10 worth of food — dealt with by a judge and jury at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.

A book of evidence is being prepared in the case against a man accused of murdering a 22-year-old woman in Cork City last April.

A woman caught trespassing with her boyfriend at the court building being renovated in Cork claimed they needed “some private time”, writes Liam Heylin.

A sleight of hand saw a black bag containing an iPhone, iPod, and iPad being replaced with a similar bag containing nothing more valuable than two bottles of water and some paper.

A man who frightened an elderly woman in her home and then assaulted a garda at the scene was jailed for four months yesterday.

A taxi driver was caught around the neck by a backseat passenger who held a broken bottle to his neck, it was alleged yesterday during a bail application by the accused man.

A middle-aged man minding his own business crossing the road was struck on the back of the head and fell to his knees, the victim stated yesterday.

A 34-year-old man pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge of attempting to rob a man after meeting him through the fabguys.com website for a tryst in a carpark.

Two men were arrested and charged with carrying out a burglary at the home of an elderly woman while she was in hospital.

A children’s play centre in Cork was the scene for a row over breastfeeding.

Gardaí dealing with an extremely volatile public order situation in Cork City last Christmas time had to contend with two women calling the crowd to rebel against the gardaí.

A group of Cork City fans involved in a pre-match fight with visiting Bohemians supporters are missing a historically successful season for the League of Ireland leaders as they are banned from Turners Cross stadium.

A Corkman’s drug addiction spiralled out of control and yesterday he pleaded guilty to having two deals of heroin in his possession.

A barwoman was allegedly caught by the throat and thrown against a glass-panelled door which shattered. Yesterday the man accused of assaulting her appeared at Cork District Court.

A man was so worried about his mental health that he told a judge he did not want his jail sentence suspended as he felt that he would be safer in prison.

Eight face charges over incident that saw stones and bottles thrown

A psychiatric report is to be prepared on a 44-year-old man who made grossly offensive communications by phone to a woman to clarify if there is any future risk from the accused.

Probation reports are to be prepared on the mother and father who assaulted their teenage daughter in efforts to seize her mobile phone after she posted pictures of herself on Facebook of which they disapproved.

A motorist with 373 convictions under the Road Traffic Act was brought before Cork District Court yesterday for driving two different cars without insurance in one week.

A man climbed the fountain on Grand Parade, kicked water on his friend below, and, as a large crowd gathered after midnight, shouted “fuck the law”.

A man who viciously assaulted a garda, punching her in the face and spitting in her mouth, has been jailed for 11 months.

A 15-year-old girl was assaulted by both of her parents after she posted promiscuous pictures of herself on Facebook.

People passing the front gates of Cork’s Bishop Lucey Park last Friday had to avoid a man whirling long chains with fireballs attached.

Gardaí objected yesterday to bail being granted to a man accused of attacking a garda patrol car with an axe.

A 15-year-old whacked another teenager across the face with a stick, breaking his jaw during a fracas at the skate park in Cork, and yesterday, he was sentenced to six months detention.

A man covered in blood ran from a house with a kitchen knife in his hand at the height of a domestic disturbance, writes Liam Heylin.