Garda manhunt after armed robbery at bank

Gardaí are searching for a lone robber who held up bank staff at knifepoint in Cork yesterday morning before a security capsule exploded, covering him in ink.

The man entered Ulster Bank in Blackpool on Cork city’s northside at approximately 11.30am yesterday and threatened staff with a knife.

Staff at the bank handed the raider a cash bundle loaded with a special security dye, which exploded as the thief left the bank — covering him and the notes in a purple dye.