A man is being questioned by gardaí in Cork city after he was stopped and searched at lunchtime yesterday and found to be in possession of €12,000 of cocaine and a weighing scales.

Gardaí believe they have foiled an attempted 'hit' in Cork city following a tip-off from an alert member of the public.

The biggest seizure of heroin ever made in Cork — a €350,000 stash — resulted in the accused man confessing to the crime yesterday.

Gardaí are planning to mount targeted high-visibility evening foot and bike patrols in Cork city centre to enhance public safety.

Gardaí investigating the gruesome killing of another homeless man in Cork, whose head and arms were apparently cut off, have appealed for witnesses to contact them.

Gardaí are questioning a man in his 30s after seizing €350,000 worth of heroin in the city centre.

The assault happened shortly after 9pm close to the junction with Academy Street on Thursday night.

A four-year suspended jail sentence was imposed on a man yesterday who punched a pub customer for accidentally spilling his drink.

The gardeners used by organised gangs to tend to cannabis crops are often little more than “slaves” who usually have to live in squalid conditions.

Gardaí are planning to introduce a text messaging service to communities in North Cork which will aid them in the fight against crime.

Child protection organisations and senior gardaí have urged parents to monitor their children’s use of computers and smartphones after a video of a 14-year-old girl posing semi-naked was posted on the internet.

ONE punch had devastating consequences for a young man who was almost blinded in his right eye by the blow he suffered for accidentally spilling another man’s drink.

A TOWN plans to honour two young Leaving Certificate students who have been hailed as heroes after they saved two men from a burning building.

A 32-year-old Cork man was charged today with raping a middle-aged woman in the centre of Cork city.

TWO men were charged yesterday with murdering a young father of two in Mahon in August.

Two men were charged today with murdering a young father-of-two in Mahon, Cork, in August.

A BOOK of evidence was served yesterday on a 36-year-old woman who is charged with the unlawful killing of her husband in Cork six months ago.

A young motorist was charged today with dangerous driving causing the death of an elderly pedestrian last February in Cork city.

Doctor James Barry was back in Cork District Court today to face over 200 sexual assault charges arising out of complaints by 38 former patients at his general practice in the city.