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Wheelchair user tells Cork court attack 'did more damage to me' than leg amputation
Wheelchair user tells Cork court attack 'did more damage to me' than leg amputation
The judge told the court: “This was inhuman, bordering on depravity."

Fri, 11 Jun, 2021

Clare, Limerick gardaí hunt gang of thieves 
Clare, Limerick gardaí hunt gang of thieves 
They targeted a shop and butchers in Ardnacrusha as well as a cafe and a pharmacy in Killaloe

Wed, 09 Jun, 2021

Corkman offers €3k for dental bill of robbery victim
Corkman offers €3k for dental bill of robbery victim
The court heard the accused lay in wait for a victim walking past a garage and struck him with a hiking stick

Tue, 01 Jun, 2021

Young Corkman gets a year for robbing post office with wheel brace
Young Corkman gets a year for robbing post office with wheel brace
The court heard there two other men involved in the robbery and they were desperate to gather money to pay a drugs debt

Wed, 26 May, 2021

Pharmacy weight loss help
Addict jailed for robbing 'up-johns' from Cork pharmacy weeks into suspended sentence
A heroin addict in desperate need of opiate-type medication told a pharmacist he had a weapon under his jacket and didn’t want to use it but he needed ‘up-johns’.

Wed, 26 May, 2021

Corkman scared into robbing chemists after being sent photo of bullet gets three years
Corkman scared into robbing chemists after being sent photo of bullet gets three years
Anthony O’Sullivan, who has 495 previous convictions, also got a suspended sentence for escaping from a garda station afterwards

Thu, 20 May, 2021

Robber admits to escaping from Cork garda station through toilet window
Robber admits to escaping from Cork garda station through toilet window
Anthony O’Sullivan pleaded guilty to robbing 2,000 tablets from a chemist

Fri, 07 May, 2021

Cash stolen in suspected armed robbery in Cork 
Cash stolen in suspected armed robbery in Cork 
Man threatened and robbed while walking home

Wed, 21 Apr, 2021

Shop worker left terrified by robber armed with machete
Shop worker left terrified by robber armed with machete
Accused remanded in custody at Cork Circuit Criminal Court

Mon, 12 Apr, 2021

Woman spared jail for stealing French tourist's wallet in Cork
Woman spared jail for stealing French tourist's wallet in Cork
The court heard the defendant had been attending at an addiction counsellor and had been clean for the past 16 months

Thu, 11 Mar, 2021

Phone theft has left student nervous of public transport, Cork court told
Phone theft has left student nervous of public transport, Cork court told
The had 137 previous convictions, including 16 for theft, seven for robbery, four for burglary, one for aggravated burglary and three for attempted robbery.

Wed, 10 Mar, 2021

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'I was sent pictures of a bullet' - Corkman claims he was forced to rob pharmacy
The accused has been remanded in custody

Tue, 09 Mar, 2021

Judge gavel and scale in court. Legal concept
Armed robber pulled down mask to shout 'coronavirus' at security guard, court told
The court heard that Kevin Brosnan “capitalised on the fears and anxieties of the general public during a pandemic” by mentioning the virus during the robbery

Mon, 08 Feb, 2021

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Man gets two years for stealing mobile phone after punching store manager in Midleton
The court heard he also pushed a young female shop assistant aside as he left with the €900 phone

Mon, 18 Jan, 2021

Man accused of dragging wheelchair user to ground during robbery
Man accused of dragging wheelchair user to ground during robbery
A book of evidence is to be prepared in the investigation of a case where a wheelchair-bound man was dragged to the ground, robbed and left injured outside Mercy University Hospital in the middle of the afternoon.

Wed, 06 Jan, 2021

Judge's gavel. justice concept.
Man threatened bookies' staff with toilet brush handle during robbery
The judge said the fact Griffin was familiar with the victims suggested he was “not in his right mind” when he committed the robbery.

Mon, 14 Dec, 2020

Cork shop worker chased young drug addict during attempted robbery, court told
Cork shop worker chased young drug addict during attempted robbery, court told
The 18-year-old allegedly tried to rob the store with a pair of scissors

Fri, 27 Nov, 2020

Courts of Criminal Justice, Dublin
Former actor turned crack addict jailed for robbery
A former film actor has been jailed for three years for robbing a convenience store while armed with a knife.

Mon, 09 Nov, 2020

Man who tried to blow up ATM at Cork garage faces explosives charge
Man who tried to blow up ATM at Cork garage faces explosives charge
A Garda told the court the explosion close to the petrol and diesel tanks "would have had catastrophic consequences".

Mon, 02 Nov, 2020

Cork man jailed for daytime stabbing in city centre park
Cork man jailed for daytime stabbing in city centre park
The "potentially very dangerous man" robbed a bottle of vodka from his victim and later caused €450 of damage outside a restaurant.

Mon, 02 Nov, 2020

Garda stock
Man held after knifepoint robbery of pharmacy
A man has been arrested following an aggravated robbery of a pharmacy in Dublin. Gardai said a man entered the pharmacy in Finglas at about 5. 20pm on Wednesday and threatened staff with a knife.

Thu, 29 Oct, 2020

Georgia Hostage Taking
Bank robber flees with cash given to him by authorities in Georgia
Police in the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia are hunting a bank robber who held more than 40 people hostage for hours before releasing them and escaping with the equivalent of €418,895 in cash given to him by authorities.

Thu, 22 Oct, 2020

Cork woman jailed for 'hare-brained' attempt at robbing pharmacy
Cork woman jailed for 'hare-brained' attempt at robbing pharmacy
A 37-year-old woman passed a note to a pharmacist claiming she had a gun during a “hare-brained” attempted robbery of drugs at a pharmacy in Cork.

Wed, 30 Sep, 2020

Gardaí recover mobile phone following robbery and assault in Cork City
Gardaí recover mobile phone following robbery and assault in Cork City
Gardaí in Cork have recovered a stolen phone following an alleged robbery and assault incident in the Blackrock area of Cork City on Friday September 11.

Sun, 13 Sep, 2020

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Gardaí object to bail for man who allegedly broke into Cork bakery with a crowbar 
Gardaí objected to bail being granted to a man who was allegedly seen trying to smash his way into a café bakery in Blackrock with a crowbar. Detective Garda Paul Radley objected to bail being granted to Ross Pardy at Cork District Court.

Wed, 09 Sep, 2020

Garda stock
Man charged in relation to Limerick robbery 
A man has been charged in relation to a robbery that took place in Limerick last month.  Shortly before midnight on August 27, a woman was struck in the face and her handbag was stolen as she walked through Delmege Park in Moyross.

Tue, 08 Sep, 2020

Garda stock
Gardaí investigating Limerick robbery make an arrest in Clare
A man, aged in his 20s, has been arrested in Co. Clare in relation to a robbery that took place in Limerick on August 27.

Mon, 07 Sep, 2020

Garda stock
Man charged and to appear in court after Dublin armed robbery and car chase
The incident happened in Baldoyle at about 4.30pm yesterday afternoon.

Sun, 02 Aug, 2020

Ex-soldier from Cork gets two months for assaulting girlfriend
Ex-soldier from Cork gets two months for assaulting girlfriend
A former soldier has been jailed for attacking and robbing his girlfriend. Jason O'Connor appeared at Letterkenny District Court in Co. Donegal on a range of charges.

Thu, 30 Jul, 2020

Gardaí make two arrests in connection with armed robbery in Dublin
Gardaí make two arrests in connection with armed robbery in Dublin
Two men have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a service station in Dublin.

Sat, 20 Jun, 2020

Attacker who tried to rob Arsenal stars has four years taken off jail term on appeal
Attacker who tried to rob Arsenal stars has four years taken off jail term on appeal
An armed attacker who attempted to rob two Arsenal footballers of luxury watches worth £200,000 has had his sentence cut on appeal.

Tue, 09 Jun, 2020

Court hears man on bail knocked woman, 89, to ground and stole her handbag
Court hears man on bail knocked woman, 89, to ground and stole her handbag
A man who was on bail for robbery when he knocked an 89-year-old woman to the ground and stole her handbag has been jailed for six years.

Tue, 05 May, 2020

Shop worker injured after bottle of wine stolen in Dublin
Shop worker injured after bottle of wine stolen in Dublin
Two people have been arrested after a shop worker was injured during a robbery in Dublin last night.

Sat, 02 May, 2020

Muintir na Tíre urges elderly not to hoard money during Covid-19 outbreak
Muintir na Tíre urges elderly not to hoard money during Covid-19 outbreak
Muintir na Tíre said pensioners still collecting their money could make themselves a target for opportunist thieves.

Wed, 22 Apr, 2020

Man charged after Dublin shop is robbed at knife point
Man charged after Dublin shop is robbed at knife point
A man has been arrested and charged following the robbery of a shop in Dublin yesterday.

Sun, 19 Apr, 2020

Gardaí at Covid-19 checkpoint arrest man after robbery
Gardaí at Covid-19 checkpoint arrest man after robbery
A man has been arrested after a robbery at a shop in Drogheda today.

Thu, 02 Apr, 2020

Gardaí investigating robbery of Meath shop arrest four men
Gardaí investigating robbery of Meath shop arrest four men

Gardaí investigating the robbery of a convenience store in Co Meath yesterday have arrested four men.

Mon, 23 Mar, 2020

Three men charged in relation to alleged shop raid connected to pedestrian's death
Three men charged in relation to alleged shop raid connected to pedestrian's death

A 25-year-old man has been refused bail after he was charged with robbery in connection with a fatal collision in south Co. Dublin last week.

Thu, 19 Mar, 2020

Man robs off licence with flammable spray and lighter
Man robs off licence with flammable spray and lighter

Gardaí investigating the robbery of an off licence in Limerick have arrested a man.

Sun, 15 Mar, 2020

Gardaí investigating hijack and robbery charge man and woman
Gardaí investigating hijack and robbery charge man and woman

A man and a woman have been charged in connection with a hijacking and robbery in West Tipperary on Friday.

Thu, 12 Mar, 2020

Gardaí recover €30k and make three arrests after armed robbery in Meath
Gardaí recover €30k and make three arrests after armed robbery in Meath

Gardaí have arrested three men after an armed robbery in Co. Meath today.

Mon, 06 Jan, 2020

Man charged with armed robbery of Co Cork shop
Man charged with armed robbery of Co Cork shop

Gardaí have arrested and charged a man in his 50s in relation to a robbery at a shop in Co Cork.

Mon, 06 Jan, 2020

Two men held after digger used in double ATM theft
Two men held after digger used in double ATM theft

Two men have been arrested after thieves used a digger to steal a double ATM from a supermarket in Antrim.

Sat, 07 Dec, 2019

Men robbed elderly woman, 73, who had just won €23k playing roulette in casino, court hears
Men robbed elderly woman, 73, who had just won €23k playing roulette in casino, court hears

Two men have been sentenced for their role in the mugging of a 73-year-old woman who had just won €23,000 in a city centre casino.

Thu, 21 Nov, 2019

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