Gardaí investigating feud allege man was carrying slash-hook in Cork city centre

The man was arrested as part of an investigation into a serious feud between the McDonagh and Keenan families in Cork city where gunshots were discharged

An armed response team at the Cork District Court on Anglesea street last May when five people were charged. Photo: Eddie O'Hare

A man allegedly carrying a slash-hook when he got out of a car in Cork city in May was arrested as part of an investigation into a serious feud between the McDonagh and Keenan families in Cork city where gunshots were discharged.

Now at Cork District Court Sergeant Pat Lyons said the Director of Public Prosecutions had decided that the case against Jim McDonagh could be heard at district court level.