2 men arrested after Garda car is rammed during getaway from armed robbery in Offaly

Two men have been arrested following a dangerous armed robbery at a shop in Tullamore last night before fleeing the scene and ramming a Garda vehicle near Clonard on the Meath border with Kildare.

The robbery occurred at approximately 9.25pm last night when two males entered a shop in Cappincur armed with a knife and a hammer. They threatened staff and left with a sum of money in a car with a third person, though no one was injured in the incident.

The car then drove towards Dublin on the motorway. Three people, two males and one female were later arrested near Clonard after ramming a Garda vehicle.

The three, all in their 20's, are currently detained under the provisions of Section 4 of The Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Tullamore Garda Station. Gardaí recovered the property taken and the weapons used.