A man caught fraudulently claiming social welfare payments in Cork has been ordered to leave the country by Monday, with a judge warning she would prefer “never to see him again”.

A cattle dealer accused of stabbing a garda attended court in Fermoy yesterday — on horseback.

A man accused of stabbing a garda during a standoff at a mart has been released on bail after giving a sworn undertaking to stay away from the premises and its staff.

A CORKMAN has been remanded on bail after being charged with the assault of a man who remains critically ill in hospital.

TWO men have appeared before a special sitting of Fermoy District Court in connection with one of the largest finds of cocaine in the history of the state.

WHEN an Irishman living in Boston decided to withdraw some of his winnings from his Paddy Power online gambling account little did he know it would all end up in Fermoy District Court.

A RETIRED Department of Defence engineer was bound to the peace for 12 months after a court heard he told a victim support worker he had hired thugs to harm his neighbours.

THOUSANDS of motorists have been wrongly fined and given penalty points for speeding, it emerged last night.

Four men appeared before a special sitting of Fermoy District Court last night in connection with the seizure of three handguns in Mitchelstown on Monday.

Four men are to appear before a special sitting of Fermoy District Court this evening in connection with an arms haul in north Cork on Monday.