Gardaí in Co Cork are investigating a robbery in which a bar manager was held up and a substantial amount of cash taken.
The robbery happened around midnight as the manager of the Red Store pub in Youghal was locking up the premises.
The manager, who is in his 30s, was confronted by three men in a car park at Dolphin's Square at the rear of the pub and threatened.
It is understood that one of the raiders may have had a knife and the bar manager was forced to hand over the day's takings.
The man was uninjured but the three man gang got away with what gardaí describe as a substantial sum of money.
The area was cordoned off and Garda technical experts have begun a forensic examination of the scene.
Gardai have appealed to anyone who may have seen any suspicious activity in the area to contact them at Youghal Garda station on 024-92200.