A man who stabbed his brother to death in 2006 came out of prison and set fire to his friend’s apartment after falling out with him.

The father of a Cork man accused of stabbing his brother said the accused had a mad glare in his eye at the time of the killing and it seemed like he was on "something heavy".

A MAN will stand trial next month accused of murdering his brother at the family home in Cork last year, an inquest was told yesterday.

A 25-year-old man was arrested today following a fatal stabbing in Cork city.

Gardaí in Cork are investigating the death of a 27-year-old man following a stabbing on the northside of the city overnight.