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06 Sept 2025
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Gardaí say they have have arrested a man following an armed robbery that occurred at a business in Pollerton, Co Carlow near the borders with Laois and Kildare.
Gardaí say that at approximately 9pm on Saturday, April 9 a masked man entered a premises armed with a firearm and threatened staff members. He demanded cash from the person behind the counter and left the scene with a large sum of cash. A statement said Nobody was injured during the robbery.
In a follow up search this evening, Sunday, April 10, a property in Carlow town was searched under warrant and during the course of the search a firearm and quantity of cash was recovered.
Gardaí added that a man in his 60s was arrested and is currently detained under Section 30, Offences Against the State Act, 1939 at Carlow Garda Station.
Investigations are ongoing.
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