Cork man used machete in petrol station robbery, court hears

A man wielding a machete swung it and demanded cash from a young woman working behind the counter in a Cork filling station just after dark on Sunday evening, a court has heard.

Garda Conor Egan arrested 23-year-old Jamie Quilligan of 6 Chestnut Close, Mahon, Cork, and charged him with carrying out a robbery at Circle K garage, Blackrock Road, Cork, at 5.30pm on November 17.