Man charged after mobile phone robbery in Cork City

The man, 30s, was detained at the Bridewell Garda Station and is due before Cork District Court on May 26.

Gardaí in Cork have arrested and charged a man in relation to a robbery in the city on Monday, May 10.

They received a report of a possible robbery, shortly after 10.30am, in which a woman had her phone stolen.

When they arrived on the Grand Parade, gardaí saw a man involved in a struggle with a woman.

When the man saw the gardaí he dropped the phone and ran off but was arrested after a short chase on North Main Street.

The man, 30s, was detained at the Bridewell Garda Station and is due before Cork District Court on May 26.