A man has been arrested by gardaí following an armed robbery at a shop in Dublin.
The man, aged in his 30s, entered a shop on Marewood Crescent in Ballymun around 2.30pm armed with a knife, threatened staff and removed property before leaving on foot.
Gardaí said they arrested the man in the Sandyhill Gardens area during a follow-up operation involving local and armed gardaí from Ballymun Garda Station who were supported by the ASU.
A garda spokesperson added that “less than lethal force options” were used in order to apprehend the man.
He is currently detained at a garda station in the Dublin region in connection with this incident and several other…