Four held over botched bank raid

GARDAÍ carried out dawn raids at three houses in Cork yesterday during which they arrested four people in connection with a botched bank raid last August.

A man and a woman in their late 20s were arrested at one address in the Midleton area while two men, aged in their 30s and 40s, were arrested at houses on the northside and southside of Cork city.

The operation was carried out by uniformed and plainclothes gardaí from the Cobh and Midleton areas, aided by units from the Cork City Garda Division.