A drunken motorcyclist tried to overtake a car at speed in Ballintemple village in Cork City but crashed into a wall and was fortunate to survive from his serious injuries.

A 29-year-old charged with having a sawn-off shotgun following an alleged shooting incident and high-speed chase through Cork signed a plea of guilty to all charges against him yesterday.

A ballistics report is being prepared in an investigation into the case against a Cork man charged with having a sawn-off shotgun following an alleged shooting incident and high-speed chase through Cork city.