Five young men were arrested and charged yesterday with engaging in violent disorder at Skehard Rd in Cork just over a year ago.

A patient at a hospital psychiatric unit slipped out and bought a bottle of vodka at an off-licence and then returned and caused havoc for hospital staff.

A man was so intoxicated that he had hallucinations on the street and believed his friend was hiding on top of a street light.

The word “slap” triggered a chain of events that saw a woman slapping a garda across the face because she mistakenly thought that the guard had referred to her as a slapper.

An unemployed man who threatened to kill a witness in a bid to prevent the prosecution of his brother has been given an 18-month sentence by Judge Martin Nolan at Dublin Circuit Court.

A homeless man has been sentenced to six years in jail after pleading gulity to the manslaughter of his partner who he pushed into the River Lee in Cork.

Gardaí arrested a 36-year-old man today and charged him with the unlawful killing of a woman in Cork city last October.

For forensic Detective Garda O’Callaghan, finding and deciphering clues from bloody scenes are all in a day’s work, says Juno McEnroe.

The jury at the murder trial in Cork were shown a video today of the accused man telling gardaí that he stabbed Patrick Walsh, punched him twice and then stabbed him again.

A teenager, who stabbed one of his friends after a row over a game of hurling, has been warned he is facing detention.