Cork bank robber signed off note to cashier with 'Thank you, and am sorry for this', court told

The court heard the accused needed counselling to address his issues and he also said he had to clear a €4,000 drugs debt

The robbery was allegedly carried out at Douglas Village Shopping Centre yesterday. File photo

€6,260 in cash was handed to an alleged bank robber in Douglas, Cork, who presented a note stating that he had a gun and giving precise instructions to the cashier before concluding with: “Thank you, and I’m sorry for this”.

Detective Garda Tom Delaney outlined these allegations in the case against 42-year-old Noel O’Brien of 68 Maryborough Court, Douglas, Cork, who was charged on Thursday with carrying out this robbery at the Bank of Ireland in Douglas yesterday.