Gardaí are investigating an armed robbery in the in Co Limerick village of Hospital this morning.
Two men wearing balaclavas, one of whom was armed with what appeared to be a shotgun, entered the Allied Irish Bank in the town shortly after 10.30 a.m. and threatened staff.
The men then escaped in a white Honda Civic car with an undisclosed sum of money. The car was later found abandoned about three miles from the village.
There were no injuries during the raid.