Mikey, a miniature pony, was found tied to a gate close to a housing estate in the north inner city of Cork, by a member of the public in last month.

Some readers may find the images in this story upsetting.

A VICTIM of last November’s devastating flood in Cork city has been advised not to live in his house after the discovery of a potentially life-threatening mould.

JIM HEGARTY is a proud man and by his own admission a happy man but he’s living with a “death sentence”.