'Headbangers' in Mallow create headache for town's officials 

People have injured themselves by banging their heads off an ‘archway’ over Norcott’s Lane in the town's centre

Fianna Fáil councillor Pat Hayes standing in Norcott's Lane in Mallow where the pathway was raised during work to the plaza. Picture: Dan Linehan

It may seem like a very tall order, but the local authority is being asked to raise the height of an archway over a popular laneway in a Co Cork town to stop people from hitting their heads.

The rather unusual request comes amid reports of multiple 'headbangers' in Mallow — people who have injured themselves by accidentally banging their heads off the ‘archway’ over Norcott’s Lane in the town's centre.