Case No. 1935Armed robbery (suspected firearm) · Co. Cork · 2 Apr 2025
Man in his 40s arrested after armed robbery at Cork city shop
A man in his 40s was arrested after entering a shop on Maryborough Hill, Douglas, in Cork city with a suspected firearm and stealing a quantity of cash on the evening of 2 April 2025. No injuries were reported. The man was arrested at a nearby location shortly after the incident and detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939 at Togher Garda Station. He has been charged and is scheduled to appear before Cork District Court on 4 April 2025.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested3 Apr
- Charged2 Apr
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A man entered a shop with a suspected firearm and stole a quantity of cash.
- No injuries were reported as a result of the robbery.
- Where
- The robbery took place at a small local shop on Maryborough Hill, Douglas, in the Broadale residential area on the southside of Cork city.
- When
- The robbery occurred at around 6:30pm on Wednesday 2 April 2025.
- Investigation
- A man in his 40s was arrested at a nearby location shortly after the robbery and detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939 at Togher Garda Station.
- Charges
- The man has been charged in connection with the armed robbery.
- In court
- He is scheduled to appear before Cork District Court on 4 April 2025.
- Other details
- Investigations are ongoing.
21 statements extracted from the articles
- whatAn armed robbery occurred at a commercial premises in Broadale, Cork (garda.ie)
- whatThe suspect entered with a suspected firearm (garda.ie)
- whatA quantity of cash was stolen (garda.ie)
- whatA man in his 40s was arrested at a nearby location (garda.ie)
- whatThe suspect entered the shop carrying a suspected firearm (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA quantity of cash was stolen from the shop (irishmirror.ie)
- whatNo injuries were reported as a result of the robbery (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA man in his 40s was arrested at a nearby location shortly after the robbery (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe robbery took place at a shop on Maryborough Hill, Douglas, on the southside of Cork city (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe shop is a small local shop in the Broadale residential area (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe suspect is detained at Togher Garda Station in Cork city (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe robbery took place on the evening of 2 April 2025 (garda.ie)
- whenThe suspect entered the premises shortly before 6:30pm (garda.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred at around 6.30pm on Wednesday 2 April 2025 (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe suspect was detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939 at a Garda Station in Cork city (garda.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing (garda.ie)
- investigationGardaí say investigations into the incident are ongoing (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe man has been charged (garda.ie)
- courtHe is scheduled to appear before Cork District Court on 4 April 2025 (garda.ie)
- otherNo injuries were reported (garda.ie)
- otherThe suspect is detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939 (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 3 Apr2025Gardaí arrest man suspected of brandishing gun during terrifying armed robbery
Initial Garda statement confirming the arrest and detention of the suspect under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939; investigations ongoing.
suspect, 40s, male - 2 Apr2025Arrest and Court Appearance: Armed Robbery, Broadale, Cork, 2nd April 2025
Confirms the man has been charged and is due before Cork District Court on 4 April 2025.
suspect, 40s, male