A high-speed escapade of dangerous driving at the height of ‘school-run’ time on a Friday afternoon could have resulted in far more serious consequences, a judge said as he banned a motorist for 10 years and jailed him for two years.

A DUBLINER who is accused of threatening to kill his wife and members of An Garda Síochána with a hatchet was brought before Cork District Court yesterday.

A GARDA was stabbed and a female colleague kicked in the head and body within hours of each other in two separate assaults in Cork.

A GARDA was stabbed and a colleague had his wrist broken after they were attacked by a man who they tried to arrest on suspicion of drink driving over the weekend.