Gardaí arrest man and recover cash after bank raid

A MAN was arrested yesterday and money was recovered by gardaí investigating an armed bank robbery earlier this week.

Detectives from the west Cork garda division carried out extensive searches early yesterday on the outskirts of Cork city as part of their investigation into the raid at the Bank of Ireland in Skibbereen last Monday.

The searches were conducted in Curraheen, Bishopstown early yesterday along a walkway near the UCC sports complex.