Witness appeal after ATM stolen from Little Island bank

The incident took place in the early hours of Wednesday morning at the Bank of Ireland premises in East Gate Village.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after an ATM was stolen from a bank in east Cork in the early hours of Wednesday morning. 

The incident occurred at approximately 1.30am at the Bank of Ireland premises in East Gate Village, Little Island, and involved the use of an industrial telehandler.

Extensive damage was caused to the building during the incident, a garda spokesperson said. 

It is understood that the external ATM, which was mounted on the outside of the banking premises, was then removed and stolen.

A technical examination of the scene has since been carried out, and investigations are ongoing. 

Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this incident to come forward.

Any persons or motorists who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling in the Little Island area, including along the N25 Westbound between 9pm on Tuesday and 6am on Wednesday, are asked to make this available to gardaí.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Mayfield Garda Station on 021-4558510, any other Garda Station or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.

The incident is the second ATM-related incident in Cork in less than two weeks, following the attempted theft of an ATM from Dano’s SuperValu in Mallow on June 1.

It is understood that a JCB vehicle was also used in that incident. However, the assailants were unsuccessful in removing the ATM.

An Garda Síochána said investigations into the Mallow incident are also ongoing.