A defibrillator was smashed in the centre of Cork City yesterday morning and the young man charged with the offence was arrested and remanded in custody for a week.

A teenager with mental health difficulties was remanded in custody for a week for his own safety and, also, due to problems he was allegedly causing in his community.

A young man who assaulted a garda made an emotional appeal to a judge to look into his heart and give him one last chance.