The trial of a man accused of having over €100,000 worth of heroin for sale or supply and other drugs charges in August 2016 commenced today.

Two men, who had charges of throwing a lighting petrol bomb into an apartment withdrawn against them in the middle of a trial, have been found guilty of assaulting a woman and her mother.

A 33-year-old Blarney man accused of throwing a lighting petrol bomb into a house, assaulting a woman, and three counts of threatening to kill women had his bail varied yesterday so that he could holiday in Disneyland Paris.

A 33-year-old Blarney, Co Cork, man accused of throwing a lighting petrol bomb into a house as well as assaulting a woman and three counts of threatening to kill women, complained yesterday about a delay in his case.

A garda feared for his life when he was caught in a speed-trap van as a “petrol bomb” was thrown inside and yesterday a man on trial for arson and endangerment was found not guilty following a legal argument.