A man has been charged and is due to appear in court this morning following an armed robbery in Dundalk, Co Louth, yesterday. Shortly before 8am yesterday, a man entered a shop on Carrickmacross Road, threatened staff with a hammer and demanded money from the till. He then fled the scene with a sum of cash. A man and woman, both in their 20s, were arrested by gardaí yesterday afternoon and were taken to Dundalk Garda Station where they were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. A man is due to appear before Dundalk District Court this morning at 10.30am.

Source: Irish Independent March 01, 2021 07:18 UTC