Gardaí objected to bail being granted yesterday to a young Londoner living in Cork who is accused of stabbing a man multiple times with a scissors near the main bus station in Cork.

RTÉ sports journalist Pat McAuliffe claimed at Cork District Court yesterday that he was arrested for no reason when having a pint with his friend and said no one who knew him would believe what was said against him.

A 59-year-old man was charged yesterday with having cannabis for sale or supply on Barrack St in Cork City, and is required to stay away from the street and surrounding streets as a condition of his bail.

One of the most celebrated chefs in the country has been given a four-month suspended jail sentence for smashing in the door of his ex-partner’s home.