Soccer player raped woman in bedroom at knifepoint, Cork court told

A former professional soccer player from Brazil based in West Cork raped a 19-year-old woman in her own bedroom at knifepoint, threatening to kill her and her parents and making video-recordings. 39-year-old Tiago Damasceno Sousa who was living in West Cork for approximately 18 months before the rape on March 29 2024 pleaded guilty to … Read more

Cork motorist convicted of drink-driving ‘will have to move house’

A motorist who was driving while intoxicated and crashed his car will have to move house as a result of the conviction, the district court has heard. Sergeant Trish O’Sullivan told Macroom District Court gardaí were alerted to a single-vehicle road traffic accident near Kilnamartyra, Co Cork, at 4am on August 10, 2024. When they … Read more

Cork man pleads guilty to two public order offences

A Cork man who pleaded guilty to two public order offences in relation to his aggressive behaviour following a night out has received a suspended prison sentence in the district court. Court presenter Sergeant Trish O’Sullivan told Macroom District Court that gardaí were alerted to the aggressive behaviour of an individual at North Square in … Read more

Man who raped one woman and sexually assaulted another on the same night in Cork house jailed 

A man who raped one woman and sexually assaulted another on the same night 10 years ago has received a seven-year prison sentence. The Central Criminal Court heard that Luca Fox, 30, was extremely drunk on the night and had assaulted both women in their beds as they attempted to sleep. One woman told the … Read more

Cork court gives woman three months in prison for dealing drugs

Dealing alprazolam tablets has resulted in a young woman having three months added to an 18-month sentence she was already serving for another drug-dealing offence. Kelly O’Brien, formerly of Glencree Crescent, Mayfield, Cork, was given the consecutive three-month sentence by Judge Catherine Ryan at Cork District Court. Sergeant John Kelleher said Detective Garda Linda O’Keeffe … Read more

Trucker denies new charge in €2.1m Cork drugs case

The investigation of a €2.1m drug seizure at Ringaskiddy last July saw a 59-year-old truck driver declare, when a new charge was brought against him: “I am not guilty, and I don’t know anything about it.” Detective Garda Rory Fogarty brought the new charge against Robert Slivar, of no fixed abode, but formerly of Ivanic … Read more

Bail granted for Cork man in possession of stolen clothes he thought were ‘knockoff’s’

A 39-year-old man caught with sports clothing stolen from JD Sports said he bought them from a man in the English Market thinking they were “knock-off’s” as gardaí objected to bail in his case. Gavin Sheehan of Laurel Ridge, Shanakiel, Cork, was arrested and brought before Cork District Court on a charge of handling stolen … Read more

Shirtless fisherman arrested for being intoxicated in middle of West Cork street

A fisherman who was charged with public intoxication following an incident in West Cork in December pleaded guilty to the offence at a recent sitting of Skibbereen District Court. Sergeant Tom Mulcahy said Callum Fahy, aged 26, of Mizen View, Ballinard, Baltimore, was arrested on Main St, Skibbereen, at 8.50pm on Monday, December 8, 2025. … Read more