Warrant for father’s arrest over child neglect

Three young children were found in a highly distressed and dirty state at a house party in Carrigaline where gardaí found many empty beer cans and drug paraphernalia, including needles, tinfoil, and burnt spoons, on the floor.

The father of the three children, aged two, four and six, was prosecuted for child neglect at Cork District Court yesterday arising out of the investigation. He did not appear in court.