Man, 20s, charged with aggravated burglary on Cork's northside

Judge Mary Dorgan heard evidence of arrest, charge, and caution from Det Garda John Gleeson of Watercourse Road Garda Station.

A man in his twenties has been charged in relation to an incident where an intruder bearing an axe smashed his way into a house and forced a mother and son to take refuge in an upstairs room.

Michael Martin, 21, from Mount Brosna, Mayfield, Cork appeared before a special sitting of Cork District Court on Sunday evening.