A Halloween assault where the victim had his jaw broken is set to cost the assailant €10,000.

A soccer player sued Adidas claiming the blades on Predator Plus boots left him with visible scars on his head after he was kicked during an U-14 game.

A man who got involved in a street fight outside a house party in Ballyvolane, Cork City, in the early hours of the morning was yesterday sentenced to four months in jail.