Parents of Cork man with 'out-of-control' drug problem say they 'can't have him anymore'

It is alleged the defendant turned up at the family home drunk and shouting at his parents in a threatening manner

The young man’s mother told the court: 'He is highly intoxicated today. As he is every day.' Picture: Dan Linehan

The parents of a 25-year-old man with an out-of-control drug problem said on Tuesday he might need to be kept in jail for a couple of weeks and indicated they could not cope with him.

The matter emerged at an in-camera hearing of Cork District Court, where the parties cannot be identified because it involves an alleged breach of the Domestic Violence Act.