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.
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.