Gardaí were called to the scene of an incident in which it is alleged that Mr Buckley had choked the young woman a number of times, saying: “I will kill you.”

Garda Jim Smiddy charged the woman, with an address in Fermoy, with carrying out thefts at stores mainly in shopping areas in Blackpool and Mahon.

In Cork, 601 drivers have been disqualified this year, according to figures released by minister of state at the Department of Transport Seán Canney.

A further search was carried out at a residence in Cork, where gardaí recovered additional cash, foreign currency, false identification documents, bank cards and mobile phones.

He pleaded guilty to two thefts, one incident of being drunk and a danger and another count of failing to show up in court.

The judge imposed a five-month sentence on the 29-year-old who pleaded guilty to obstructing and threatening gardaí and being so intoxicated that he was a danger.

Detective Garda June O’Shea formally arrested the accused in Dublin today, and brought him before Cork District Court on seven historical charges.

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A box cutter knife with exposed blade and a claw hammer were found in his bag, Sgt Kelleher said.

Judge Dorgan imposed a total sentence of two months in prison and two months suspended.

The defendant said he took cannabis to help with pain management and worked as a panel beater

Frank Buttimer solicitor said the young man was doing very well and attending to his issues while in prison.

The defendant was fined €200 and given five months to pay and ordered to attend alcohol addiction services

Garda Kate McCarthy said gardaí responded to a call to the restaurant at 6.30pm on August 28.

A garda said the man faced nine charges of criminal damage all relating to tyre slashing of eight cars and one motorcycle, and two public order charges.

The men, who are allegedly members of a Lithuanian organised crime gang, were remanded in custody for a fortnight.

In April, Garda management in the Cork City Division amalgamated Carrigaline and Douglas into one unit, and the units covering Bishopstown and Ballincollig into another.

Dublin and Tipperary were the two highest-grossing counties for the speed vans, with Cork and Kildare following closely behind.

His solicitor said the accused had addiction and mental health difficulties.

Gardaí are investigating the circumstances surrounding a burglary at a commercial premises in Kinsale during the early hours of Saturday morning.

Labour Cork city councillor Peter Horgan told The Echo that the reduction in garda headcount was the reason for the increase in overtime costs.

The data further showed that garda numbers in Cork dropped consistently year-on-year.

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Across Cork city and county, calls rose from 3,932 in 2020 to 5,664 in 2024 (the latest year for which there are complete figures), an increase of 44%. Nationally there was a similar increase, from 44,782 calls in 2020 to 65,224 in 2024.

His appearance in court follows two public order incidents which allegedly occurred when he was on public transport.

A technical examination of the scene was conducted by gardaí, who have appealed for anyone with any information regarding the incident to come forward.

The figures, which represent more than one in four inmates now without a bed, are up 18.5% on this day last year, and are the latest in a series of new records for the prison since the start of July.

Labour's Senator Laura Harmon said that Cork will always be a city of welcomes and a safe harbour for all.

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Teegan Lonergan, 25, of Cork Simon Community, was described as a menace when she is drinking on the streets, but against that she has been doing very well in prison in rehabilitating and availing of services.

Judge Dorgan thanked the 75-year-old householder for a victim impact report which she described as very measured.

This theft occurred on February 11 and Margarite Keenan pleaded guilty to her part in the theft.

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The event focused on labour trafficking and featured three speakers, from An Garda Síochána, the Workplace Relations Commission, and Mecpaths.

While a suspended sentence of two months was imposed for one of the thefts and other penalties were given, the judge adjourned sentencing on assault and threatening charges and warned the 20-year-old that if he returned to Mahon Point during the summer — even turning up in carpark areas — he could be facing jail sentences that could add up to a significant term if made consecutively.

A garda sergeant said the 19-year-old had previous theft convictions.

The accused had 61 previous convictions and was recently given a sentence by another court, his first time in custody.

The court heard he was now working and supporting his family and had turned his life around in the year since this incident

The report found that overcrowding in Irish prisons remains a “chronic issue”, with prisoners sometimes forced to live in “squalid conditions”.

He said he missed last Christmas with his wife and children and that it looked like he would be missing next Christmas with them, too.

The court heard that the suspects were forcibly restrained by the residents and brought down to the ground floor hallway. 

Judge Dorgan said the accused told the probation officer he felt hard done by in the manner in which gardaí dealt with him. 

A garda said that by his own admission the accused had an addiction to heroin and crack cocaine. 

Court told that €3,500 worth of damage was caused to interior doors and various items were taken, including electronic equipment and €2,500 in cash.

The defendant pleaded guilty to multiple shoplifting convictions — where meat products were mainly targeted in thefts which took place between September 2024 and May of this year.

The man was granted bail on strict conditions, despite objections from the gardaí.

However, these figures only reflect a fraction of the numbers of sexual crimes being reported, the chief executive of Sexual Violence Centre Cork (SVCC) has warned.

The officer was later blood-tested and was negative for HIV, Hep B and Hep C.

Judge Boyle viewed the repeat offending as an aggravating factor, meriting the imposition of consecutive sentences that left Lane facing into a prison term of seven-and-a-half years.

The garda car was outside the Bridewell when he caused over €400 worth of damage to it.