Warring criminal factions behind armed assault and car chase through Cork suburb

Masked suspects headed on manhunt following incident on northside earlier in the day

Gardaí attended the scene of a road traffic road collision outside Virgin Media Park in Ballyphehane on Tuesday evening. Picture: Red FM

Warring criminal factions are believed to be behind Tuesday evening’s armed assault and car chase through a Cork suburb.

An incident on the northside of Cork City on Tuesday morning is believed to have sparked the violence in Ballyphehane later in the day.