A drugs mule caught with a stash of heroin in the course of a garda surveillance operation at a hotel car park in Cork was yesterday jailed for three years, with the last two years suspended.

A teenager put the middle finger of both hands up to gardaí and then threw stones at them, flashed his backside and threatened that he would rape their wives.

Two men were arrested and charged today with the murder of Christian Scully at Sober Lane, Sullivan’s Quay, Cork, last year.

Two men were today arrested and charged with a serious assault in Cork city which left the victim on a life support machine this January.