Criminal proceedings may be considered in relation to the deaths of two men in separate workplace accidents within days of each other in Cork, it has emerged.

A young American student had her skull fractured by a man who walked up behind her and swung a 2ft machete at her head,resulting in the accused facing into a total of five years in jail yesterday.

Olympic silver medalist John Joe Nevin faces a trial by judge and jury after he was charged yesterday with the offence of violent disorder.

A book of evidence was served yesterday on a man facing a robbery charge in a case where a young student from the US had her skull fractured by an assailant who allegedly walked up behind her and swung a two-foot machete at her head before robbing her.

A man facing a robbery charge was remanded in custody for a fortnight yesterday in a case where a young American had her skull fractured by a man who allegedly walked up behind her and swung a 2ft machete at her head before robbing her.

A 19-year-old American student had her skull fractured by a man who walked up behind her and swung a two-foot machete at her head before robbing her.

Two men have been remanded in custody after being charged in connection with a spate of robberies in Cork City last week in which people were attacked with a machete.

Gardaí are questioning a man about a spate of brutal machete attacks in Cork City in which three people including two teenagers, were seriously injured.

The teenager who was the most violent in the attack on a French visitor in Cork City was later seen on CCTV giving a youth a celebratory high five and yesterday he was sentenced to two years in detention.

A drunken middle-aged woman who was asked by gardaí for her address replied, “outer space”.

Nine Irish restaurants have been awarded Michelin stars, among them two new recipients of the coveted accolade.

A Chinese man living in Ireland for 11 years was arrested in Cork yesterday and charged with having a stun gun, dangerous driving, and failing to stop his car for gardaí.

A man has appeared in court in Galway charged with an assault that has left another man fighting for his life.