A man has been arrested following an armed robbery at a shop in Churchtown this morning.
At approximately 7.30am, a man entered a shop on the Braemor Road, armed with what is understood to be a knife.
The man threatened staff and theft the premises with a quantity of alcohol.
Shortly afterwards a man in his 20s was arrested in relation to this incident.
He is currently detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Rathfarnham Garda station.
Investigations are ongoing.
