Corkman 'pushed manager into pallet of kindling' because he couldn't buy mirror, court told

Covid restrictions at the time allowed certain stores to sell home repair and maintenance products that were deemed essential, but not all of the products

The incident happened at The Range - the large home supplies store at Little Island. Picture; Eddie O'Hare

A Mitchelstown man might have behaved differently on reflection but at the height of Covid restrictions he assaulted a store manager in his anxiety to buy a mirror that was not available for sale.

Niall Hannon, 25, who lived more recently at Adelaide Place, Cork, pleaded guilty at Cork District Court to charges of assault and engaging in threatening behaviour at The Range - the large home supplies store at Little Island.