Bag containing £10,000 taken

Gardai in Carrick on Shannon, Co Leitrim, have appealed for information on the snatching of a bag containing £10,000 in cash …

Gardai in Carrick on Shannon, Co Leitrim, have appealed for information on the snatching of a bag containing £10,000 in cash and cheques in the town last Friday evening. It is understood a woman staff member of the local Motor Taxation Office, while lodging the day's takings at the AIB branch on Main Street, had her shoulder bag snatched.

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