Cork woman was found with hunting knife in her handbag, court told

Accused had only vague memory of incident where she was stopped by a garda on Paul Street in Cork in May 2020, court heard

The judge imposed a €300 fine on the accused. Picture: Larry Cummins

A 49-year-old woman was carrying a hunting knife in her handbag after midnight in Cork and this weapon was detected when she was stopped and searched by a garda on the beat in the area.

Asked at Cork District Court what Colette O’Driscoll was doing with the knife, her solicitor Diarmuid Kelleher said she only had a vague memory of the incident.