Man jailed for attacking staff at Cork bar with boxcutter knife after being refused drink

The accused signed pleas of guilty to two counts of assault causing harm to members of staff at The Briar Rose, Douglas Road, Cork, on Saturday, November 12, 2022, and production of a knife on the same occasion. File picture: Denis Minihane.
A man with a boxcutter knife who carried out a violent attack on two young men behind the bar at The Briar Rose pub in Douglas has been jailed for one year.
Judge Jonathan Dunphy imposed a total sentence of two years on 44-year-old David White of Glencurrig, South Douglas Road, Cork, at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.