Teenager charged with armed robbery of Cork seaside shop to apply for bail

Billy Scannell, 18, armed with a suspected handgun, walked into O’Connell’s shop in Myrtleville, threatened staff and demanded cash on October 7 last

18-year-old Billy Scannell was charged with trying to rob a seaside shop near the beach at Myrtleville, Co. Cork. Picture: David Creedon

A teenager who is in custody on a charge of committing an attempted armed robbery of a popular seaside shop in Cork is to apply to be released on bail later in the month.

The young man appeared by video link from Cork Prison at Cork District Court on Thursday. He was represented in court by solicitor Daithí Ó Donnabháin.