A well-known girls' secondary school has had to reassure parents after a man in a wig and school uniform was spotted nearby.
The bizarre incident took place in the vicinity of the school close to Cork city centre yesterday afternoon.
A tall male, wearing the school's uniform, a backpack and a dark woman's wig, was spotted in the vicinity of the school premises.
The man - in his early 30s - was shortly afterwards stopped and questioned by gardai in the Fr Matthew Quay area of the city. He was not arrested.
It is understood that he did not have any interaction with pupils at the school and the principal last night reassured parents that they are satisfied gardai are dealing with the incident.
The man had been seen walking, in the full uniform of the school, through the city centre.
Pictures seen by Cork Beo show him wearing the school uniform, a grey backpack, a short dark woman's wig and runners.
In a message to parents tonight, the school principal said the man was wearing a uniform and was "purporting to be a student".
"Please know this person is known to the gardai who have the matter in hand," said the principal.
"As always, please be assured that the security of our pupils is uppermost in our minds at all times."
A Garda spokesperson said in relation to the incident: "Gardaí engaged with a man earlier this afternoon on Father Matthew Quay.
"No arrests were made."
