A man seeking the return of property from the State accused the gardaí of not giving a shit and he claimed the judge was working for the prosecution and the reporter covering the case was backing the guards.

A motorist who was caught drink driving for the 11th time was jailed yesterday.

A motorist who was caught drink driving for the 11th time was jailed yesterday.

A 60-year-old man was accused of sexually assaulting four women in separate incidents in the Douglas area of Cork and gardaí wanted a bail condition that he would have no physical contact with “females”.

Almost 200 explicit messages and images were sent to a young woman’s phone from a man with whom she had been friendly for a brief period years ago.

A man tried to attack his partner at her home on Christmas Eve, even though gardaí were present at the time.

A young man threatened to smash up his grandfather’s house and gardaí arrived to find the pensioner visibly shaken and in fear.

A CORKMAN battled the highest spring tides in 30 years to become the first garda to swim the English Channel yesterday.

A GARDA who won a bravery award, for saving a man from drowning, is hoping to become the first member of the force to swim the English Channel next week.