THERE are few things that encourage a person to take a cynical view of our justice and policing systems as much as being a victim of a petty crime, have the perpetrators identified and admit their guilt, only to see them walk free without incurring any meaningful sanction for their behaviour.

A security company for taxis has installed a free CCTV system in the cab of a Cork driver who was recently assaulted.

A Cork taxi driver has recalled the terrifying moment he was attacked while bringing a group of six men home in the early hours of Sunday morning.