A 28-year-old Corkman has been remanded in custody after he was charged with the manslaughter of a 30-year-old Polish man in Cork city earlier this year.

GARDA Commissioner Fachtna Murphy has made changes in senior ranks of the force in the southern region.

A MAN who refused all forms of feeding during a lengthy stay in hospital died in part from malnutrition, an inquest heard yesterday.

A SENIOR garda said it was a miracle that nobody was seriously injured or killed when three 12-year-old boys in a Mazda were chased at high speed by patrol cars before crashing into another vehicle.

FIREMEN in Cork were left with faces as red as their appliances yesterday when their faulty equipment left both their boss and Government politician high and dry.

A conman who forced an elderly woman to go to her bank and hand over a cheque for €6,000 has been jailed for five years by Judge Michael White at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

A GARDA with more then 30 years’ experience in the force has been appointed as an Assistant Commissioner.