Judge: 'On the northside you get a pint of Beamish, you don’t get medical treatment'

A pint of Beamish stout is sometimes a cure for an injury on the northside of Cork City rather than a trip to hospital, a trial judge joked yesterday during a case.

The injured party in the case was giving evidence of getting up off the ground after allegedly being assaulted outside a pub.

Defence barrister Paula McCarthy challenged the complainant on going back into the pub rather than going directly to the hospital.