Extra gardaí for Cork city centre following assault in broad daylight

Extra gardaí will be deployed to police certain “hotspots” in Cork City centre at weekends.

Wed, 26 Mar, 2014 - 00:00

Eoin English

The pledge came yesterday in the wake of a vicious daytime assault on a homeless man on a busy pedestrian street on Saturday in front of dozens of horrified shoppers.

The man was kicked and beaten on Winthrop St at around 4.30pm.

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