IF you cannot afford to lose money, do not invest it. That is the warning from a senior member of the Garda Economic Crime Bureau, Detective Inspector Steven Meighan.

TWO people have been treated in hospital after separate assaults in The Lough area of Cork city. Both incidents occurred before midnight last night. The injured parties were both men, one aged in his 20s while the other is in his 40s.

A MAN is appearing in court this morning following a robbery at a Cork city pharmacy. The incident occurred on Saturday night at around 10pm, in Douglas.

INCIDENTS of criminal damage in Ballincollig are under investigation by gardaí as a local councillor is set to raise the issue with Cork City Council tomorrow.

2,000 Covid-19 related fines have been issued by gardaí across the Cork, with 1,324 handed out across the city, 364 in North Cork and another 312 in West Cork.

Gardaí in Cork have seized 1. 2 kilos of suspected cannabis in a search operation this evening.

A young woman who carried out multiple shoplifting offences around Cork City has been given a 10-month suspended jail sentence.

GARDAÍ investigating the killing of Mary O’Keeffe in North Cork last month have made an appeal for people who were in the area of Dromdeer Woods in Doneraile on Thursday, February 4 to contact them.

A 51-YEAR-OLD woman charged with the distribution of child pornography appeared before Cork District Court where the DPP said the case could proceed there only on a plea of guilty.

“Put a bullet in me,” a motorist said over and over to gardaí as he revved the engine of his car on the green in a residential area and refused to get out.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has warned the public to be vigilant against a potential pyramid scheme that is circulating on social media channels in Ireland.

GARDAI have conducted a technical examination at a house in Blackpool in Cork city this morning. Officers were alerted to a case of criminal damage at Thomas Davis Street in the early hours of the morning.

A drunk driver in Cobh took exception to two young women refusing his offer of a spin home with him and he drove his car on to the footpath in their direction endangering their lives.

A CORKMAN has been duped into sending thousands of euro by Bitcoin to a person he met on a dating site.

A young man was slashed up to a dozen times with a knife wielded by a visitor to a house in Midleton and now the attacker has been jailed for 18 months.

A convicted killer armed himself with a knife by pushing his way into the kitchen of a Chinese restaurant in Skibbereen and he was later seen running after a group of young people in the town.32-year-old Anthony Leahy who was previously convicted ...

A Mallow businessman who went bankrupt and ended up driving a taxi resorted to holding on to a stash of cocaine at his home.

Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, marked Safer Internet Day by commencing Coco’s Law, though a Cork TD has warned that the law is just the "first step" with more resources needed.

THE North Cork community is still struggling to come to terms with a disturbing tragedy in the area involving a local woman found in a burning car last Thursday.

A ten-year jail term was imposed on a man convicted of having a loaded pistol in a car in a Cork housing estate in the early hours of the morning.

A one-million-euro cannabis distribution operation in Cork city was intercepted by organised garda surveillance and today a major cog in that crime was jailed for eight years. His accomplice was jailed for five years.

A MAN is due in court this morning in connection with an assault in Douglas. Two men were treated in hospital following the incident in Garryduff at around 6am yesterday morning. The injured men are in their 20s and 60s.

Drug offences and domestic abuse increased in 2020 while the number of other crimes declined, compared to 2019.

A ten-month jail term was imposed on a man who confessed to ending the year with a burglary at a Cork city restaurant.34-year-old Dwayne Corcoran of no fixed address pleaded guilty to burgling The Cornstore on Cornmarket Street, Cork, on December 31 ...

A judge and jury will hear the case against a 46-year-old man who was served with a book of evidence on charges of threatening to kill two members of the family of Cameron Blair, who was murdered in Cork city on January 16 last year.

A man was arrested in Cork after Gardaí seized a suspected firearm and €2,300 of suspected cannabis herb yesterday.

Members of the public have been warned of a recent ‘Smishing’ scam that requests personal details in return for a fake €350 payment.

LATEST: The man arrested in in West Cork relation to a robbery in Limerick on Monday has since been charged.  He is due to appear before Limerick City District Court this afternoon.

TWO juveniles have been questioned about causing criminal damage to two garda vehicles and a garda’s private car in Youghal. The incident happened at around 10pm last night.

A woman who was released on bail on January 11 was caught shoplifting in Cork city by 6pm that day and now she has been jailed for four months.

A woman who has been a grandmother figure for a young relative was put in fear by him when he made threats against her and now he has been jailed for five months.

Gardaí have arrested and charged two people in relation to recent theft incidents in Carrigaline, Co. Cork.

A SPRINGER spaniel stolen from her home near Midleton has been reunited with her owners after being located in the UK. Ruby is now back home with owners Bernard and Liz Ahern, who have been trying to find her since she was stolen last June.

Two Buddha statues were stolen from the Homesense store on Grand Parade in Cork and now the woman who stole them has been sentenced to ten months in jail. Yvonne Carroll, 36, of no fixed address stole the property worth €46 on March 12 2020.

A banned driver drove a scrambler motorbike on a pedestrian lane and on to a green area of a housing estate in the middle of the afternoon and when gardaí asked for his documents he said to “go f*** yourself.

A 31-year-old man arrested for shouting drunken threats in Cork city spat blood at the hatch of the holding cell in Mayfield garda station – necessitating the closure of the cell for deep cleaning.

A prisoner got a rush of blood to the head and attacked another prisoner who had left a pipe-bomb outside his parents’ home — but he injured two prison officers in the process, a court has heard.

New charges were brought against a 46-year-old man alleging that he made threats to kill two members of the family of Cameron Blair, who was murdered in Cork city on January 16 last year.

A 43-year-old homeless woman benefitted from spending the Christmas holidays in prison and now she has been sentenced to four months in jail for a catalogue of offences committed over the past six months.

Posting the identities of the two boys convicted of murdering a 14-year-old girl on Facebook resulted in a Cork man being ordered to do 150 hours of community service instead of four months in jail.

GARDAÍ are asking motorists to make a New Year’s resolution to ensure their cars are locked when parked. It comes after 15 cars in the Carrigaline, Douglas and Blackrock areas were targeted over a 24-hour period on Friday and Saturday.

A TOTAL of 1,800 people reached out for assistance with victim impact statements this year after experiencing devastating crimes.

Gardaí have arrested and charged a man in relation to a burglary at a church in Cork city today. At around 1. 30am Gardaí from Gurranabraher were on patrol in the Hollyhill area when a probation Garda saw a man acting suspiciously.

THE sister of Frankie Dunne, who was murdered a year ago on Boreenmanna Road, is hoping justice can be got for her brother. The 64-year-old’s dismembered body was discovered in the grounds of Castlegreina House on Boreenmanna Road on December 28 2019.

Gardaí have arrested and charged two people in relation to a burglary in Cork city on December 27, 2020. At around 6am, Gardaí received a report of a possible break in at a business on Leitrim Street, Cork.

GARDAÍ are warning car owners to be wary after three catalytic converters were stolen from cars in Cork city last weekend.

Two burglars, whose crime was likened to coronavirus, have lost their appeals against sentence for targeting the home of a couple in their late 80s, while they were out attending Mass.

21 packets of fake eyelashes were among the items stolen by a 51-year-old Limerick woman in Cork city and now she has been jailed for three months.

GARDAÍ objected to bail being granted to a man who bought a hatchet in a Cork City shop moments after being chased down the street by a man waving a machete as people did their Christmas shopping.

A well-known retired Cork businessman was arrested and charged with 26 historical counts of sexually assaulting boy scouts.72-year-old David Barry, Firgrove Gardens, Bishopstown, Cork, was arrested today by Detective Garda Gary Duggan and brought ...