Cork café owner appeals for information after New Year's break-in

The owner of a Cork city centre café has appealed to any New Year’s Eve revellers who may have witnessed a break-in at her premises to assist gardaí with their investigations.

Staff at the Half Door Café and Upstairs Restaurant and Wine Bar arrived to work at French Church St on New Year’s morning to discover that the premises had been vandalised overnight, with some cash and items taken.

The break-in, which occurred sometime between 6.20pm on New Year’s Eve and 10am on New Year’s Day, came just one week after a late night robbery at toy store Pinocchio’s, less than 55m away from the café, in Cork’s Huguenot Quarter. A thief also stole up to €10,000 from nearby Dealz on Grand Parade just days before Christmas.