Two men were today sent forward for trial at the next sitting of the Central Criminal Court, charged with the murder of a young Cork man last August.

ONE of the men charged in relation to the fatal stabbing of a man in Mahon, Cork, in August, wanted to be released on bail yesterday to be of support to his pregnant girlfriend.

A Cork taxi driver was caught with €200,000 worth of cocaine in the boot of his car in the city, the gardai claimed today as he was charged with having drugs for sale or supply.

A Clare man was brought before Cork District Court today to face charges of having over €1m worth of cannabis resin in Cork on Wednesday.

Liam Heylin

Two men accused of falsely imprisoning a Cork couple in their own home while armed with a Colt 45 revolver were brought before Cork District Court today.

A Cork priest was struck in the head with a hammer and tied to his bed with cable, it was claimed today, as two teenagers were charged with committing an aggravated burglary.

A teenager accused of murdering a man in Cork city in May was returned for trial today to the Central Criminal Court in Dublin.

A woman was terrified over the holiday period after receiving threatening phone calls and text messages from a man she knew.

A MOTORIST pleaded guilty to driving without a seat belt yesterday but said the safety laws should be changed.

Gardai wanted to force nightclubs to employ female bouncers in order to crack down on women bringing drugs into late night premises in Cork but a District Court Judge today refused the Garda application.

IS a three-year-old bundle of fun more important than a bag of mail?

The woman charged with abducting a baby at the Erinville Hospital in Cork had been seen in the vicinity of the hospital numerous times when she had no reason to be there, it was claimed today.