A trembling 82-year-old Cork woman brought a courtroom to a standstill as she asked how the big strong men who told her they were robbing her could do what they did to old people or any people.

A hammer and a knife were found under a parked car after an aggressive showdown between three men in the Togher area of Cork City on a bright summer’s evening.

FA Cup Third Round:

Gardaí in Co Cork are investigating damage to two water meters. 

A prisoner yesterday had four months jail added to his sentence after assaulting a prison officer with a slap across the face.

The defence of a drug-driving case based on a recent Supreme Court ruling in relation to the handcuffing of a motorist proved unsuccessful yesterday as the young Cork driver was banned from driving for four years.

Reading manager Brian McDermott has made seven changes for the Royals’ potentially tricky FA Cup third round trip to Crawley, with Ian Harte appointed captain for the first time.

Tony Pulis was relieved to see Stoke progress to the FA Cup quarter-finals yesterday but furious at Rory Delap’s early dismissal.

Stoke named a strong-looking side for today’s FA Cup fifth-round tie with Crawley.

CRAWLEY winger Sergio Torres fired in a stoppage-time winner to dump npower Championship side Derby out of the FA Cup and hand the non-league side a maiden fourth-round tie at Torquay last night.

TWO men were remanded in custody last night after being charged in connection with two weekend burglaries in which one man was tied up and another attacked.

TWO rugby fans are planning a petition to have rugby in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Team news for Liverpool/Wycombe.

Leicester will be forced to make two changes from the side which defeated Liverpool as the Foxes aim to reach the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time in 19 years.