A Joint Policing Committee (JPC) is demanding answers as to why, more than two years after a Government announcement, no progress has been made to replace a garda station which has been described as one of the worst in the country.

Gardaí are monitoring car boot sales, markets, and fairs in Cork in an effort to recover stolen property, especially tools and equipment used in the construction industry.

The largest Joint Policing Committee (JPC) in the country is to ask the insurance industry to provide discounts to customers who detail descriptions, makes, models, and serial numbers of valuable property in a logbook.

Household burglaries in Cork City and county have risen by 40% in recent months compared to the same period last year.

As customs officers approached a driver for not having VRT on his imported car, the driver sped through a major multi-agency checkpoint in Co Cork, glancing off a garda and being pursued for five miles before being arrested.

A school principal has spoken of his relief that nobody was killed or injured when the roof was ripped off its gym before slamming into nearby homes.

A forum on policing has proposed the establishment of a motor insurance database to aid gardaí in the detection of those driving without cover.

Gardaí in Kerry have said a file is to be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions after an allegation of rape in one of the region’s leading private hospitals, the Bon Secours Hospital, in Tralee, writes Anne Lucey.

Gardaí in Kerry have said a file is to be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions after an allegation of rape in one of the region’s leading private hospitals, the Bon Secours Hospital, in Tralee.

Gardaí in Kerry were last night hunting a third member of a gang after a post office was robbed at gunpoint, a Garda car repeatedly rammed, and detectives discharged warning shots.

A second man is being questioned by gardaí investigating the shooting of Ciara Sheehan in Cork at the weekend.

Gardaí and customs officials have significantly increased surveillance and spot checks at Ringaskiddy Port in Co Cork in the belief that criminal gangs have been smuggling expensive farm and construction machinery out of the country in containers.

A farmer appealed unsuccessfully against the refusal of a licence to hold a shotgun after a Garda Superintendent said there was an animal cruelty case against the man in the past where 15 harriers that strayed on to his land were wounded and one shot dead.

Five people, including a four-year-old boy, were taken to hospital following a pile-up on the outskirts of Cork city which closed the main Cork-Limerick road for several hours yesterday.

Gardaí have vowed to track down those responsible for a second pipebomb incident on the northside of Cork City in just 48 hours.

A viable explosive device has been made safe by the Army bomb disposal team after it was discovered in Cork city earlier today.

An adult member of a GAA club has received a near two-year touchline ban following a massive brawl at an underage match in Co Cork.

Gardaí have interviewed more than 20 people as part of their investigation into a mass brawl at a GAA underage hurling match, which resulted in three young men receiving hospital treatment.

The gardaí and the GAA are conducting separate investigations into a free-for-all during an underage hurling match in Co Cork, involving players and supporters.

Two burglars in a stolen van careered through the streets of Cork without any regard for the safety of other motorists as they tried to escape pursuing gardaí.

Gardaí believe the 15,000 pairs of counterfeit boots seized on the northside of Cork city originated in China and were destined to be sold on to market stall holders around the country.

An estimated €1.5m worth of counterfeit Ugg boots have been seized from a warehouse on the northside of Cork City.

A man and a woman ended up in hospital after a number of people were involved in a fight on the northside of Cork City during the early hours of yesterday morning.

Gardaí have warned horse owners and landowners they could face prosecution as part of a crackdown on Cork’s horse population.

Construction is to start next March on a garda station which will be built on the site of one which was firebombed in 2008.

A 20-year-old woman is recovering in hospital after she was shot with a high-powered airpistol following a row on the northside of Cork City.

Two great Irish sports stars walked away uninjured from a dramatic head-on crash in Cork City at the weekend.

Ten people have been question in connection with a dangerous sulky race on the main Cork to Mallow road last month and a file is now being prepared for the DPP, gardaí have said.

Gardaí are preparing to send a file to the DPP after questioning 10 Travellers who took over a main road for a sulky race.

Travellers who take over roads for sulky races should be evicted from halting sites and have their ponies and carts seized.

Travellers videoed racing ponies through traffic on a busy main road in Co Cork are likely to be prosecuted, Garda sources have said.

Gardaí are expected to question a number of people about dangerous driving, endangerment and cruelty to animals after a group of 60 Travellers took over a main road to stage a sulky race.

A 31-year-old man was fighting for his life last night after being stabbed in the chest during an attack in Cork City.

Torrential rain may have been a factor in the death of a 23-year-old woman, from a well-known north Cork business family, whose car was in collision with a truck on a main road on the outskirts of Cork City.

I READ with dismay the headline on the front page of your newspaper (Jan 10 — “Sting catches one-third of pubs and off-licences selling drink to children”.

GARDAÍ seized an array of dangerous weapons, some of them homemade, in two raids on houses in Cork’s northside yesterday.

GARDAÍ were last night questioning a 16-year-old in connection with an horrific attack on a man in his 30s which left him requiring seven stitches to a deep head wound.

GARDAÍ are investigating a spate of thefts of trained hunting dogs in the Cork area and it is widely believed that the animals are being sold on in Britain.

AN 11-month-old baby boy has died following a tragic bath-time accident in the family home in Cork city.

GARDAÍ are questioning two men and have recovered most of a pensioner’s life savings which were stolen by a man posing as a garda in Cork city on Sunday morning.