Teenager pleads guilty to armed robbery of Cork seaside shop

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

It was reported the alarm was raised shortly after 11am on October 7, when a masked man, armed with a suspected handgun, walked into O’Connell’s shop in Myrtleville and threatened staff and demanded cash before fleeing the scene on foot. Picture: Dan Linehan

A teenager has confessed to the attempted armed robbery of a popular seaside shop in Cork.

Billy Scannell, 19, appeared before Cork District Court on Thursday, where his solicitor, Daithí Ó Donnabháin said the teenager was prepared to sign a plea of guilty to the charge.