Young Cork man accused of making threats with carving knife at family home
Judge Olann Kelleher granted bail despite his concerns about the safety of the family
It was alleged that the young man produced a carving knife and threatened to stab his father with it and burn down the family home. File photo: iStock
Fri, 29 Jan, 2021 - 22:34
Liam Heylin
A District Judge said he was very concerned about the safety of a family where it was alleged that a young man took out a carving knife and made threats at home.
Judge Olann Kelleher noted that the case had a domestic background and he was concerned about the safety of the family.
When is a bike no longer a bike? Outcome of Cork traffic case rides on Garda testimony
Garda Lynch prosecuted 28-year-old Willian Dos Santos on two charges of having neither a licence nor insurance for the ‘vehicle’.
Garda Paul Lynch said the device the defendant was riding was a mechanically propelled vehicle. File photo: Wikipedia
Thu, 14 Jan, 2021 - 20:30
Liam Heylin
When is a bicycle no longer a bicycle?
That was the debate that was peddled at Cork District Court in an unusual case where it was argued that a bicycle was no longer a bicycle.
Not since Myles na gCopaleen contemplated how many molecules of a cyclist went into his bike and how many molecules of the bicycle went into the rider, was there such an existential consideration of the nature of a bicycle.