Four people arrested by Gardaí investigating the armed robbery of a filling station at Tinryland, Co. Carlow in the early hours of Wednesday morning of this week are due to appear before a sitting of Carlow District Court today charged in connection with the case.
The four arrests were made by Gardaí investigating an armed robbery at a filling station on the M9 in Carlow.
Shortly after 2.30am two males, one armed with a gun and the other with a knife, entered a filling station at Tinryland (on the M9 at Junction 5) and threatened staff.
One shot was fired during the course of the raid. They made off in a dark coloured Volkswagen Golf with a small sum of cash. No one was injured during the incident.
During a follow up operation shortly after 9am investigating Gardaí from Carlow Garda Station assisted by the Armed Support Unit carried out a search at a house in Carlow town.
Three men and one woman (all understood to be in their 20s) were arrested. They are currently detained under Section 30 of the Offences against the State Act, 1939 at Carlow Station.
