The incident happened on Monday on Grand Parade
It happened on Monday when a man approached a car that was parked on Grand Parade and threatened the two occupants.
He demanded that they drive him to a destination and jumped into the back seat of the car where he produced what is believed to be a knife.
The man ran from the scene and no one was injured.
The incident was reported to Gardaí and a man was arrested.
He's due is due to appear before Cork City District Court this morning.
