‘Heartbroken’ man pleads guilty to knife offence

When two ambulance personnel arrived at the home of a “heartbroken” man at Rock Street, Kenmare, Co Kerry — who had been lying down on the town’s Main Street in an intoxicated state — he produced two knives.

One of the knives had a 5-inch blade, the other an 8-inch blade, Kenmare District Court was told.

On September 6, there were reports of a man lying on the ground on Main Street, but when the gardaí and services arrived he had “gone”, the court heard.