Three young men were balanced on a small motorbike driven at speed in the direction of a Garda minibus.

THEY come from several counties, various backgrounds and have quite differing levels of experience.

The trial of a Cork man accused of murder has been adjourned because a judge was unavailable at the Central Criminal Court today.

An arson attack on a plastics factory in Cork caused over €6m in damage and resulted in 70 people losing their jobs.