37-year-old Jonathan Heaphy applied for temporary release from Cork Prison to facilitate his radiation and chemotherapy after surgery in 2017.

A 62-year-old Cork man accused of setting fire to seven cars in his neighbourhood pleaded guilty to the arson charges yesterday.

A man and a woman have appeared in court this evening charged in connection with the seizure of a kilo of cocaine in Cork.

A 31-year-old man was fighting for his life last night after being stabbed in the chest during an attack in Cork City.