Cork pub evacuated after pepper spray attack during Ireland's RWC quarter-final

It happened after a fight over an allegedly stolen bag on North Main Street spilled into the pub

Pepper spray can cause a burning pain to the skin and temporary blindness. It is used as a self-defence tool in some countries but in Ireland is illegal and is classed as a weapon.

A Cork pub had to be partially evacuated after a suspected pepper spray attack during the Ireland v New Zealand rugby game on Saturday.

A fight over an allegedly stolen bag on North Main Street spilled into a pub, where one party sprayed pepper spray at another, a witness said.