Drunk man asked not to use bad language in front of children threatened to stab other man

Victim grabbed 7in knife from accused, who was waving it around, and it cut him across the palm, court heard

Accused man was arrested before the assault complaint was even made to the gardaí. He was arrested in Youghal that evening when he was found to be highly intoxicated, court told. Picture: Larry Cummins

A drunken man who was reprimanded for using bad language in front of children during an argument at a house in Youghal on a Saturday night later produced a knife and waved it around.

Detective Garda Kieran Crowley described the incident, which occurred at a house at Seafield in Youghal at 8pm on the night of August 21, 2021, where there was an assault on a man causing harm to him.