Gardaí investigate post office raids in Dublin and Cork

Gardaí are investigating two raids at post offices in Dublin and Cork, only one of which was successful and netted the robbers €14,000.

A four-man gang broke into the post office at Upper Ormond Quay in Dublin yesterday after digging a hole in the building from the disused Ormond Hotel next door.

A member of staff arriving for work at the post office was confronted and threatened by one of the gang members, who escaped with a bag of cash.