Man breaks leg after jumping 10m from pub

Cork’s emergency services have been hailed as heroes after the rescue of a man who climbed over a pub balcony and fell almost 10m into the river Lee.

He suffered a suspected broken leg after the incident at the Electric Bar on the South Mall on Monday evening.

He is believed to have climbed the railings surrounding an upstairs balcony just before 11pm and threatened to throw himself in to the river.