Attempted robbery at race row shop

GARDAÍ are investigating an attempted robbery yesterday by women wearing traditional Roma costumes from a Cork city shop which was at the centre of a race row last year.

Gardaí were called to the Vibes and Scribes craft shop on Lavitts Quay just after midday when a staff member confronted the group as they tried to leave the shop.

The staff member recovered five rolls of lace, 25 inches high and eight inches wide, worth an estimated €600, which had been hidden under a long skirt.