Clonakilty robbery is fourth armed raid in Cork in week

Gardaí are investigating whether today’s armed robbery could be linked to three similar robberies in Cork city and its suburbs in recent days.

An armed robbery at a credit union in Clonakilty today is the fourth knifepoint robbery in Cork in recent days and gardaí are investigating whether they could be linked.

A man armed with a knife entered Clonakilty Credit Union at 12.35pm on Friday, threatened staff and escaped with a sum of money.