A man in a chip shop punched another man to the floor and went away to get a stick to attack him again because he took exception to the injured party calling him by his nickname — Boo.

A teenager put the middle finger of both hands up to gardaí and then threw stones at them, flashed his backside and threatened that he would rape their wives.

A district court judge yesterday dismissed a shoplifting case because Dunnes Stores did not send a representative to explain why the time and expense of a Garda prosecution was necessary where a man stole Paracetamol priced €1.99 from one of its shops.

A judge has adjourned a case for a Dunnes Stores representative to explain why the time and expense of a Garda prosecution was necessary where a man stole Paracetamol priced €1.99 from one of their shops.

Gardaí spotted that a suspected drink driver had stopped his car on the slow lane of the Mallow Rd in Cork but on seeing the guards the motorist took off at speed across the hard shoulder and up on to the grass embankment.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a shot was fired at a house in Cork City