A Kinsale man was arrested yesterday and charged with assault causing harm to a woman at an address on Lee Rd in Cork last week.

A sawn-off shotgun was found at the feet of a passenger in a car being driven from Blarney towards Cork City, it was claimed yesterday as gardaí objected to bail being granted to the defendant in any circumstances.

An off-duty garda has been praised by a judge for arming himself with a traffic cone and catching two robbers after witnessing a raid in a Dublin shop.

Two soldiers involved in a violent drink-fuelled fight have been given a chance to stay in the Defence Forces after a judge gave them non-custodial sentences.