Gardaí have arrested a man following an armed robbery in Dublin’s south inner city earlier this morning.
The man, aged 24, had entered a business premises armed with a knife in the Lombard Street East area of Dublin 2 at approximately 9am.
He then attempted to flee the scene on foot with a quantity of stolen cash, but was caught by Gardaí following a brief struggle.
He is currently being held at nearby Pearse Street Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.
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Both the knife and stolen cash were recovered at the scene.