Gardaí are searching for three men after an armed raid on a Credit Union in Portarlington, Co Laois.
Two men, armed with a handgun and a hammer, entered the credit union branch at 4.30pm yesterday afternoon and escaped with a large sum of money.
They held three staff and four customers before making their escape in a car driven by a third man. The car was found in a field on the outskirts of Portarlington at 11am this morning and is now being technically examined.
Gardaí say one of the men was six feet in height and was wearing a yellow fluorescent jacket with a grey hooded top pulled over his face.
The second man was five foot, eight inches in height and was wearing blue jeans with a black hooded top pulled over his face. Both men were wearing gloves and spoke with Dublin accents.
Anyone who was in the area at the time of the raid is asked to contact Portarlington Garda Station on 0502-23112 or 0502-21105.
