Gardaí appeal for witnesses to alleged sexual assault in Cork

Gardaí in Cork are investigating an alleged sexual assault that is reported to have taken place in the early hours of yesterday morning. The alleged incident is understood to have taken place in the Brian Boru Street area of Cork.

Gardaí cordoned off an alleyway - a former railway siding which links Brian Boru Street to Lower Glanmire Road - for a technical examination. The alleyway is frequently used by people walking between Kent Railway Station and Cork city centre.