Savage attack sparks crackdown calls for Cork gangs

There have been calls for an urgent garda crackdown on gangs hanging around Cork city centre after a savage daytime assault on a busy pedestrian street.

Dozens of people watched in horror as a homeless man was beaten and kicked about the head on Winthrop St on Saturday afternoon in what one witness described as a “vicious and unprovoked” attack.

Two juveniles who were arrested for public order offences shortly afterwards have been released without charge. Files are being prepared for the DPP.