Cork gang leader jailed for armed robbery
The leader of an active crime gang in Cork city was jailed for eight years today for the armed robbery of a post office in Farran, County Cork, where he said he expected to find the Crown jewels but ended up with very little.
Niall Fitzpatrick of Ballinderry Park, Mayfield, Cork, was described yesterday by Sergeant Gerry McCarthy as "a professional criminal, the leader of an active south city gang with access to an array of firearms and ammunition."
