Man arrested following armed robbery at shop in Co Meath

Handgun and iron bar used in raid at Kildalkey

Mr Murphy’s  home remained sealed off on Monday as Garda technical experts continued with a forensic examination which is expected to last a number of days. File photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times  Gardaí are preparing to excavate the garden of a house in south Dublin where a woman has alleged two children she gave birth to were murdered and buried.
Mr Murphy’s home remained sealed off on Monday as Garda technical experts continued with a forensic examination which is expected to last a number of days. File photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times Gardaí are preparing to excavate the garden of a house in south Dublin where a woman has alleged two children she gave birth to were murdered and buried.

Ronan McGreevy

Gardaí have arrested a 24-year-old man following an armed robbery at a shop in Kildalkey near Trim in Co Meath.

Two men entered a shop armed with a handgun and an iron bar at about 5.45pm on Wednesday.

They threatened staff and stole an undisclosed amount of cash before leaving the store. They were then driven from the scene in a waiting car.

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No shots were fired and none of the staff were physically injured during the incident.

During a follow up operation, involving Gardaí from the Meath Division and Regional Support Unit, the man was arrested in Navan in the early hours of Friday.

He is being detained under section 30 of the Offences against the State Act, 1939 at Trim Garda station.

A car was seized by gardaí during the arrest operation.

The investigation is ongoing.

Ronan McGreevy

Ronan McGreevy

Ronan McGreevy is a news reporter with The Irish Times