Three arrested after late night Offaly shop armed robbery

Gardai have arrested two males and a female following a robbery from a shop in Cappincur last night

At approximately 9.25pm on Tuesday night, two males entered a shop in Cappincur armed with a knife and a hammer. They threatened staff and left with a sum of money in a car with a third person. No one was injured.

The car then drove towards Dublin on the motorway. Three people, two males and one female were later arrested near Clonard, Co. Meath after ramming a Garda vehicle.

The three, all in their 20s, are currently detained under the provisions of Section 4 of The Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Tullamore Garda Station. Gardai recovered the property taken and the weapons used.