Man in his 80s Hailed As Local Hero Following Attempted Robbery In Glanmire Saturday Evening
Gardai in Glanmire are investigating the robbery of a bookmakers at Crestfield.
Three armed men, wearing balaclavas, entered the premises at around 6:30pm on Saturday.
The men who were reported to be carrying hammers and a possible shotgun, were taken on by Denis O'Connor and following a brief struggle in the bookies left empty handed.
Speaking on the Neil Prendeville Show on Cork's RedFM , Manager of the bookmakers, Tim Murphy, who also took on the armed men says he can't thank Denis enough:
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