A woman was pushed aside and punched in the face during an incident after 2am, it was claimed yesterday as gardaí objected to bail being granted to the accused.

A father of four was given a four-month jail sentence yesterday at Cork District after he was caught three times driving around Cork City without insurance.

A young man who was wanted for a vicious assault in the city centre was arrested and brought before Cork District Court yesterday.

A DESTITUTE man who was desperate for drink followed a pensioner into a post office and robbed €250 from him as he was at the counter paying a bill.

CUSTOMS have seized 16 million smuggled cigarettes at Cork Port this month, with a potential loss in taxes of more than €5m to the Exchequer.