Woman held after Co Cork post office raid

A woman has been arrested following an armed post office robbery in Co Cork this morning

A woman has been arrested following an armed post office robbery in Co Cork this morning. She has been taken to Bandon Garda Station.

At around 9 a.m. two armed raiders, who were wearing balaclavas, entered Farran post office on the main Cork to Macroom road.

They fired one shot from a shotgun during the robbery, but no one was injured.

The raiders escaped with an estimated £8,000.

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A garda helicopter is due assist the search for the raiders in the Donoughmore area.

Anybody with information about the robbery is asked to contact Macroom Garda Station (026) 41724.

Pádraig Collins

Pádraig Collins

Pádraig Collins a contributor to The Irish Times based in Sydney