A young woman who stopped to give a young man directions in Cork was attacked and dragged up a lane. He ordered her to kiss him as he prised her legs apart and she feared she was about to be raped and murdered.

An Irish religious order will unveil a €10m plan today to preserve its first convent — founded in Cork in the 18th century — and develop it as a heritage and visitor centre.

RENOWNED Irish artist Robert Ballagh performed the spectacular unveiling of a community art project created by Cork’s homeless.