Corkman hid knife in pants

A DRUNKEN man with a knife concealed down the back of his pants was described by his solicitor as having a great heart, but the judge said the accused had a big mouth.

Judge Aingil Ní Chondúin made the comment about Brian Cunningham, aged 30, of the Cork Simon Community, at Cork District Court yesterday following a number of outbursts by the defendant.

The judge said that looking at his previous record of over 100 convictions it appeared that no sooner than he was released from prison he was offending again.