One of the biggest figures in Irish boxing signed a plea of guilty yesterday to a charge of having unstamped tobacco products for sale or delivery in Cork.

A garda had two fingers stuffed up his nose as he was caught in a headlock by a motorist, and yesterday the accused was put on a 12-month probation bond.

A garda had two fingers stuffed up his nose as he was caught in a headlock by a motorist who parked his car blocking a side street off Cork city centre.