'Women are my downfall,' says Cork man accused of putting his family in fear

The defendant’s father told the court: “When he is on tablets he is like someone possessed."

Sergeant Gearóid Davis said there was an objection to bail being granted to the accused because of concerns for the safety of his parents and younger siblings.

A young man accused of putting his family in fear after an alcohol and tablets binge said women were his downfall and that if he could get the right woman he would be perfect.

Gardaí were called to his parents’ home in Cork in the early hours of the morning where they were in fear because he was allegedly banging on the window with a sweeping brush and kicking the front door.