Cork officials move to create a national ban of samurai swords

THE Government is to be asked to introduce a national ban on the sale of samurai swords after a single city ban was ruled unworkable.

Cork’s city officials were asked on Monday night to draft and introduce a bylaw banning the import, sale or hire of any sword with a curved blade of 50 centimetres or more in length in the interests of public safety.

Former lord mayor, Cllr Joe O’Callaghan (Fine Gael), tabled the motion following a vicious sword attack on a man last month.