Gardaí investigating the death of a homeless man in Cork city this morning have called on any witnesses to come forward, and say there may have been a disturbance at the scene of the attack in the hours leading up to the fatal assault.

In the first incident, two men called to a house offering building services which were never carried out. In the other, a man falsely claimed to be a neighbour's relative.

People working on the frontline of Cork’s homeless crisis say lives will be saved after gardaí raided a ‘Polish poitín’ operation which was selling hundreds of litres of illicit alcohol to rough sleepers.

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

Gardaí responded to reports of a burglary in progress in the Rochestown area where the suspect vehicle rammed a garda car and left the scene.

The woman accused of murdering two-year-old Santina Cauley at Boreenmanna Road in Cork two months ago was remanded on bail yesterday until October 4.

It's believed he may have travelled to Dublin.

Gardaí were last night awaiting the results of an autopsy before deciding what direction their investigation would take in relation to the death of a toddler who sustained critical injuries in a Cork city apartment.

A two-year-old girl taken to hospital from an apartment in Cork city earlier today, has died.

A member of An Garda Síochána was assaulted twice in different locations when he pursued a man in relation to a drugs search near a hotel’s underground car park.

A specialist unit dealing with sex crimes in Cork city hasn't been able to take on any new investigations since the end of last year because of a shortage of trained personnel.

Gardaí have arrested a juvenile in his late teens today in connection with a hit-and-run incident in Cork yesterday.

A toddler was left seriously injured after a hit-and-run in Cork City yesterday afternoon.

A three-year-old boy has been seriously injured in a hit-and-run in Cork city.

Celebrity chef Rachel Allen has said that her family’s priority is to look after her 18-year-old son following his arrest in connection with the seizure of €30,000 worth of cannabis.

Gardaí in Cork have appealed for witnesses to a road traffic accident which has left an elderly pedestrian fighting for his life.

A taxi driver was punched in the lip by a Moldovan man who did not have money for his fare and tried to sell the driver a €400 phone for €25.

A woman was frightened for her life by a young man who tried to strangle her and also trashed her home.

Gardaí are searching for a lone, armed raider who held up a post office in Co Cork and made off with a large sum of cash.

The key to identifying Aidan O’Driscoll’s killers may be stored in cameras of drivers who were in the Blackpool area of Cork City hours before last week’s brutal murder.

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False insurance claims amounting to over €200,000 in relation to elaborately staged car accidents were admitted yesterday by a Co Cork man.

Thirteen people yesterday pleaded guilty to attempting to defraud insurance firms by taking part in staged road accidents.

A man has died in hospital following an alleged assault in Cork city last week.

Officials pull out all the stops for more than 30 sick children from Mercy University Hospital.

Far removed from the main Air India commemoration in Ahakista, a number of people prayed in a Cork city cemetery yesterday to ensure two victims were not forgotten.

A car crash that was deliberately set up for a fraudulent compensation claim did not cause enough damage at first and one car was seen reversing and crashing a second time into another vehicle before gardaí were called to the scene, a court has heard.

Bail has been granted to a motorist accused of carrying in his car a stolen Galaxy tablet and a clawhammer allegedly for the purpose of carrying out thefts.

A garda based in Bandon, Co Cork, is to get a special award next month for his role over the years in helping young people and promoting the good things they do.

A shooting in a pub in what is described as one of the most peaceful villages in Ireland has shocked the local community.

Gardaí are searching for a gang who tied up an elderly woman and her daughter before stealing "a substantial sum of money" from their home in a Cork suburb.

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A Cork garda was told in January by former Garda commissioner Martin Callinan that he would be sacked for breaches of discipline, including accessing the force’s Pulse records.

Cannabis with a street value of €250,000 was seized in a drug squad operation at Vicarstown, Blarney, Co Cork, a detective yesterday said when a man appeared in court facing charges in relation to the case.

Only emergency calls are monitored at the sole station in Cork City and county which records telephone conversations.

Cork Opera House had to be evacuated and a concert cancelled last night after a bomb hoax.

Two gardaí who were accused of assaulting a teenager with pepper spray following his arrest in Cork City have been cleared after the charges were withdrawn yesterday.

Gangs of Eastern European shoplifters have been monitoring gardaí and private security personnel before launching raids at shops in Cork City when they know they are not around.

Gardaí say the hit-and-run driver who killed a young Frenchman in Cork City has fled the country.

Gardaí arrested three men and seized computer records and written documentation as part of an operation against a gang responsible for fraudulent motor insurance claims.