A man accused of clocking up thousands of euro in unpaid hotel bills in Cork City has been remanded in custody as details of his identity need to be checked through Interpol.

A former book-keeper for Michel Jewellers in Cork who stole €98,000 from his employer through 176 separate transactions over an 18-month period was jailed for a year yesterday.

A garda following up a tip about a man carrying a knife down the waistband of his pants yesterday said the man claimed he had it for cutting potatoes.

A DRINK driver, who was never in trouble in his life, panicked when he saw the blue flashing light of gardaí following him and feared they might be boy-racers chasing him.

A TURKISH national accused of causing criminal damage to a kebab outlet in Cork city centre was brought before Cork District Court yesterday.

A Turkish national accused of causing criminal damage to a kebab outlet in Cork city centre was brought before Cork District Court today.

A Dublin raider who visited Cork to carry out an armed robbery at a gaming arcade was jailed for seven years today.

A charge against a 15-year-old boy arrested for mugging a man who was allegedly hit with a bottle and left with shards of glass lodged under his eye, was struck out at the Dublin Children’s Court today.

A solicitor’s letter written to a Nigerian man accused of murdering his wife with a lump hammer advised him that she could no longer expect to live with him due to his behaviour, a Detective Garda has told the Central Criminal Court.