Robbery Investigation – Gallows Bar Bandon Road, Cork

The Gardaí at the Bridewell Garda station are investigating a robbery at the Gallows Bar, Bandon Road , Cork. On November 5th 2025, at approximately 11.30pm,the suspect walked from the direction of the Lough Church, Cork City onto Green Street and then turned onto Mount Sion Road/Desmond Square.

He then made his way from Desmond Square down an alleyway leading to Griffith Court before emerging near Bradley’s Bar on Barrack Street. The male spent around (20) minutes near Bradley’s Bar, standing on the footpath opposite and also walked back and forth between the side streets - Vicar Street and Griffith Court.

The suspect then walked onto Vicar Street and came back onto Barrack Street carrying a piece of broken glass, possibly one with a long stem. He continued to carry this ‘weapon’ with him throughout the duration of the incident.

Shortly before midnight, the suspect walked away from Bradley’s, up Barrack Street, crossing the junction with Noonan Road and straight onto Bandon Road.

Once again, he spent time in the vicinity of another bar, The Gallows Bar, on Bandon Road, where he walked up and down nearby, Noonan Road, and then stood in the doorway of a property at the junction of the two streets.

At 00:24am on the following Saturday, November 6th,the suspect walked by pub , stood at a laneway on the opposite side of the street for several minutes, eventually resting on an electricity box. He then went back and forth between the exterior of the bar and the laneway once again.

At approximately 00.40am he stood on Bandon Road beside a side gate entrance to the pubs.This gate is opened by a barman as he is leaving the pub for the night, having just locked up.

At this point, the suspect confronted the barman and forced him back into the storeroom. The two men go into the locked cold room at the bottom of the storeroom where the money had been left. The suspect then took nearby plastic red and blue bags and handed them to the barman, directing him to empty the cash into the bags. (Cash to the value €1000 was taken).

The suspect then left taking the same route – Bandon Road onto Green Street and back onto Mount Sion Road/Desmond Square.

Garda Appeal:

• While this was a traumatic incident for the barman, thankfully he has recovered well. The bar has since upgraded their security and changed the procedure for handling cash.
• Were you in the vicinity of either pub on Bandon Road on the evening of November 5th into the early hours of November 6th?
• We believe the suspect has local knowledge of the area, given the number of lanes and exit routes around Desmond Square, and that the answer to solving this crime lies within the local community?
• We believe the suspect may have waited for a time around Desmond Square before leaving the area in a taxi or other car, as they don’t believe he left on foot.
• Do you think you know the identity of the suspect?

Description of suspect:

• Height – 5” 9 to 5”10
• Build - Medium

Clothing:

• BooHoo Man green and black puffer jacket
• Navy NorthFace tracksuit bottoms
• Black Nike baseball cap
• Blue and white Lacoste sweatshirt -tied up over his face as a make shift snood.