A 23-Year-Old Has Been Arrested By Gardai Following A Robbery At A Service Station

The incident happened in the City Centre yesterday evening

Shortly after 5.30pm yesterday evening, a man armed with what has been described as a machete entered the service station on Blackrock Road.

He threatened staff before leaving on foot with a tray from a till containing a sum of cash and receipts.

The alarm was raised, and the man was arrested by armed detectives from Anglesea Street and Blackrock Garda Stations.

Noone was injured in the incident, and Garda investigations are ongoing. 

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