'I am a dangerous man,' says man arrested with large serrated knife in Cork City

The accused man himself objected to his own bail saying: 'I think I should be in Dundrum for life. I am seeing things everywhere constantly.'

The defendant told the court: 'I need to be in Dundrum (Central Mental Hospital) — somewhere like that. I don’t think I should be in society. I think I should be in Dundrum for life.' Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

A cowboy hat and a long black coat were worn by a man carrying a long serrated knife in Cork City centre and as gardaí objected to bail on Thursday an even stronger objection was made by the accused man himself who said: “I am a dangerous man, I don’t want to be on the streets.” 

Charged as Niall O’Brien, the 55-year-old politely told Judge Mary Dorgan that Niall was incorrect and that he is Cornelius O’Brien, and he joined the objection to bail being granted to himself.