{"id":456421,"date":"2026-05-19T10:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T10:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/456421\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T10:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T10:02:10","slug":"gun-used-to-rob-landmark-cork-store-as-gardai-appeal-for-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/456421\/","title":{"rendered":"Gun used to rob landmark Cork store as Gardai appeal for info"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Shamrock Store has one of Cork’s most distinctive shopfronts<\/p>\n

09:20, 19 May 2026Updated 09:24, 19 May 2026<\/p>\n

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An armed robber made off with a sum of cash from a small, family-owned store in a Cork Harbour community yesterday afternoon. It was the second armed robbery in Cork in a matter of days.<\/p>\n

The Shamrock Store in Passage West – a popular local store familiar to locals and day-trippers looking for ice-creams and sweets – was the target of a lone thief who entered the premises at around 5pm yesterday (Monday) afternoon. The armed robber threatened a member of staff and grabbed a small sum of money before making off. Gardai are understood to be examining CCTV footage from the store but they are also hoping that people in the area – and it would have been a busy period on Monday around 5pm – may have seen something or caught something on dash-cam or CCTV.<\/p>\n

It’s the second armed robbery in Cork in a matter of days, after a lone raider took a sum of money from the Togher Brance of the Lough Credit Union on Friday, forcing the temporary closure of the branch.<\/a><\/p>\n

On this latest incident, Gardai said: “Garda\u00ed were alerted following a robbery from a retail store in Passage West, Co Cork on Monday 17th May 2026. Shortly after 5pm, a lone male armed with a firearm entered the premises and threatened a staff member before leaving the scene with a sum of cash.<\/p>\n

No shots were discharged. Investigations are ongoing.”<\/p>\n

CorkBeo will have updates on this incident as we get them.<\/p>\n

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