Bail for man who admitted wanting to stab someone as he carried knives into Cork garda station
It is alleged that at approximately 4.35am on December 15, 2025, the accused entered the public office of the Bridewell Garda Station in possession of a knife which he was concealing up his right sleeve. File picture: Denis Minihane
A 48-year-old man who pleaded guilty to carrying three knives into the Bridewell garda station saying that he was going to stab someone on St. Patrick’s Street in Cork was released from custody as the judge directed preparation of psychiatric and probation reports ahead of sentencing.
The accused man had no previous convictions of any kind before this unusual incident occurred. Finbarr O’Connell of 11 Sunview, Fair Hill, Cork, was released from custody on condition that he would live at his mother’s home at Hollymount, Blarney Road, attend psychiatric services and take all prescribed medication.
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