People drinking in bushes and public order problems were cited among reasons for Garda objections to a new wine retail licence in the Douglas area of Cork.

A 50-year-old woman caught with €350 worth of cocaine outside a bingo night in Cork city was yesterday convicted and fined €750 for having the drug for sale or supply.

A pensioner who took exception to the price of an item at a DIY store assaulted the shop assistant and stamped on his phone when he tried to call gardaí.

A man has pleaded guilty to carrying a hammer and a breadknife as he sought revenge for an assault.

A motorcyclist weaving in and out of Sunday morning traffic at 200km/h was on his way to the Month’s Mind gathering for a friend killed in a motorbike crash.