A Garda was temporarily blinded after getting a kick in the face during disturbances at a Halloween bonfire, a court has heard.

PAUL CASHMAN partnered the initial four-timer of his career at the well-attended Tallow point-to-point, run under the auspices of the West Waterford Foxhounds, on Jimmy Mangan’s lands at Conna yesterday.

A visit to a specialist at Cork’s University Hospital today will determine the extent of the hand injury sustained by John Gardiner during training with the Cork U21s last Friday night.

BRYAN ROBSON is the bookies' firm favourite to take over as manager of Ireland's soccer squad.