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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 4538Robbery · Co. Cork

Man (42) arrested over bank robbery at Douglas Village Shopping Centre, Cork

A lone raider held up staff at the Bank of Ireland branch in Douglas Village Shopping Centre, Douglas, Cork, at 2pm and took more than €6,000 in cash. He handed staff a note saying he had a gun, then fled on foot into the shopping centre, changed clothes in the toilets and left by the street, while gardaí examined CCTV footage. By 20 November 2025, gardaí had arrested a 42-year-old man from the Douglas area for questioning, recovered more than €6,000 they believe was taken, and detained him at Togher Garda station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested20 Nov
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A lone raider held up bank staff and took more than €6,000 in cash.
  • The raider handed staff a note saying he had a gun and gestured towards his coat pocket.
  • The raider fled on foot into the shopping centre, changed clothes in the toilets and went back out to the street.
Where
The robbery took place at the Bank of Ireland branch in Douglas Village Shopping Centre, Douglas, Cork.
When
The robbery happened at 2pm.
Weapon
The raider's note claimed he had a gun, but gardaí did not find a gun on the arrested man and believe the raider did not have a weapon.
Investigation
  • Gardaí arrived quickly and began examining CCTV footage from the bank and elsewhere in the shopping centre.
  • Gardaí arrested a 42-year-old man from the Douglas area for questioning about the bank raid.
  • Gardaí arrested a man from the Douglas area on the South Douglas Road and recovered more than €6,000 in cash they believe was taken in the raid.
  • The man was taken to Togher Garda station and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA lone raider held up staff and took more than €6,000 in cash. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe raider handed staff a note saying he had a gun and gestured towards his coat pocket. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe raider fled on foot into the shopping centre, changed clothes in the toilets and went back out to the street. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe robbery took place at the Bank of Ireland branch in Douglas Village Shopping Centre, Douglas. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe robbery happened at 2pm. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationGardaí began examining CCTV footage from the bank and elsewhere in the shopping centre. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationGardaí arrested a man from the Douglas area on the South Douglas Road and recovered more than €6,000 in cash they believe was taken in the raid. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe man was taken to Togher Garda station and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationGardaí arrested a man aged 42 for questioning about the bank raid. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherGardaí did not find a gun on the man and believe the raider did not have a weapon. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 20 Nov2025
    Arrestedirishtimes.com, first report
    Man (42) arrested over bank raid in Cork

    Reports the arrest of a 42-year-old man over the Douglas bank robbery, that gardaí recovered cash they believe was taken, and that no gun was found and the raider may not have had a weapon. No existing case matches this incident.

    suspect, 42, malevictim