Tipperary men violently resisted arrest in attempted robbery of West Cork home

Two accused and three associates, two of whom were juveniles, were met by gardaí as they attempted to rob Bandon house they believed contained a large amount of cash, court heard

Cork Circuit Criminal Court heard Larry O’Connor of An Duiche, Scahelene, Tipperary town, and Patrick Harty, of Mountain View, Bansha Road, Tipperary, arrived at the scene of the burglary in Bandon on January 21 last in a high-powered Audi A3 car with cloned registration plates. Picture: Larry Cummins 

Two men wearing snoods, gloves and baseball caps violently resisted arrest when they were met by the Emergency Response Unit (ERU) as they attempted to carry out a targeted robbery at a house which they believed contained a large amount of cash in Bandon, Co Cork.

Cork Circuit Criminal Court heard Larry O’Connor of An Duiche, Scahelene, Tipperary town, and Patrick Harty, of Mountain View, Bansha Road, Tipperary, arrived at the scene of the burglary in Bandon on January 21 last in a high-powered Audi A3 car with cloned registration plates.