No one was injured during the robbery.
A man has been arrested following an armed robbery in Carlow on Saturday (9 April).
The incident occurred at a business premises in Pollerton at approximately 9pm.
A man entered the premises 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.
No one were injured during the robbery.
In a follow up search on Sunday (10 April), a property in Carlow Town was searched under warrant and during the course of the search a firearm and quantity of cash was recovered.
A man in his 60s was arrested and is currently detained under Section 30, Offences Against the State Act, 1939 at Carlow Garda Station.
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