Corkman with Winthrop Street 'fascination' jailed for several violent incidents

His solicitor said: “He knows he is going to prison. He has brought his bag with him."

All three violent incidents happened at various dates on Winthrop Street in Cork City. File photo: Larry Cummins

A nine-month jail term was imposed on a young man involved in violent city centre incidents as the judge remarked that the culprit seemed to have a fascination with Winthrop Street.

Judge Olann Kelleher said: “This is an area where gardaí have a difficulty policing at times and they need to do what is necessary to make sure the streets of Cork are safe for the people using them.” 22-year-old Paul McDonagh of 42 Father O’Flynn Place, Ballymacthomas, Gurranabraher, Cork, pleaded guilty to a number of crimes committed in the city centre when he appeared at Cork District Court.