The destruction, reportedly by arson, of a historic building in Cork has led to fears of a former hotel being targeted by vandals.

A fire in a Cork City restaurant which forced the evacuation of around 100 people from overhead apartments could have been started deliberately, gardaí believe.

Gardaí in Cork are appealing for information about the fire at the N Square Steakhouse & Seafood Restaurant in Cork city on Wednesday, June 8.

The Garda emergency response unit was called to a closed Cork City Garda station last night after a man in his 60s threatened to set himself alight.

Gardaí in Cork city were forced to deploy pepper spray in an effort to diffuse a fight between three non-nationals last night that resulted in one female garda being knocked the ground.

Gardaí are questioning a man about a spate of brutal machete attacks in Cork City in which three people including two teenagers, were seriously injured.

A man has made an appeal on social media for the return of items stolen from his home over Christmas.

A cyclist who was seriously injured in an accident in Cork city yesterday evening has died in hospital, gardaí said.

Gardaí are awaiting results of an autopsy on the body of a 53-year-old man who was found with head injuries on a lane in Cork.

THE body of a Fermoy man was found on waste ground off a side road in Kerry with his hands bound in front of him with a white shoelace, the murder trial jury heard yesterday.

A 16-YEAR-OLD boy remained in a critical condition in hospital in Limerick last night following a serious assault at the weekend.

A DO-IT-YOURSELF cannabis-growing package from the internet proved so overwhelmingly successful for a grower in Cork that he panicked and brought his entire harvest to his local Garda station and confessed all.

A POLISH man has been charged with dangerous driving following the death of a 25-year-old woman last weekend.

A 10-YEAR-OLD girl from Co Kildare is fighting for her life in Cork University Hospital after she lost control of her bicycle and collided with a wall.

GARDAÍ are continuing to investigate the suspicious death of a 32-year-old woman who was found lying at the bottom of a stairs with head and neck injuries.