Two Blarney men, accused of throwing a lighting petrol bomb into an apartment and other charges, were put on trial yesterday.

A 33-year-old Blarney man accused of throwing a lighting petrol bomb into a house, assaulting a woman, and three counts of threatening to kill women had his bail varied yesterday so that he could holiday in Disneyland Paris.

A 33-year-old Blarney, Co Cork, man accused of throwing a lighting petrol bomb into a house as well as assaulting a woman and three counts of threatening to kill women, complained yesterday about a delay in his case.

A Blarney man accused of throwing a petrol bomb into a neighbour’s house and other counts, including threatening to kill or seriously injure two women, complained yesterday that he had been remanded in custody for two weeks for crimes he did not commit.

Enjoying a head massage by the pond in Fitzgerald Park, still savouring the exquisite aftertastes of some Ballymaloe crab paté washed down with a 30-year-old sherry, as a string quartet plays in the background — it is hard to imagine a finer place to be on a Friday afternoon than the inaugural Irish Examiner Food Festival.