'Organised mayhem' in Cork suburb as masked men chase and assault man

A man suffered a suspected broken arm after being chased by masked men armed with weapons in Ballyphehane, with gardaí investigating possible links to an earlier petrol bomb attack

Gardaí attended the scene of a road traffic road collision outside Virgin Media Park on Tuesday, August 4. Picture: All About Cork

Masked men armed with weapons believed to include metal bars and baseball bats unleashed “organised mayhem” in a Cork suburb this week, chasing down and attacking one male and recklessly endangering the lives of passers-by on Tuesday evening.

The incident also involved a car mounting a footpath and a vehicle that had previously been reported stolen crashing at the gates of Virgin Media Park (Musgrave Park) during the pursuit.