A shot was discharged from a sawn-off shotgun when a man who was threatening to shoot a woman tripped over her dog.

A street heroin dealer was caught with more than €500 worth of the drug, over €500 in cash, a list of customers, and three mobile phones — one placed down his sock.

A Cork man was charged yesterday with possession of a sawn-off shotgun following an investigation into a shooting incident and high speed chase through Cork City on Sunday afternoon.