Issue Date: 17 January 2022
Gardaí investigating an armed robbery at a premises on the Main Street in Castledermot, Co.Kildare on Saturday, 15th January 2022, have charged two men.
The incident occurred shortly after 2pm on Saturday when both men entered the premises armed with a handgun and a hammer. They went behind the till area and proceeded to empty a sum of cash into a bag.
The men then fled the scene in a car but a short time later they were located and arrested by Gardaí. No injuries were reported.
The men, one aged in his 40s and the other in his 20s, are set to appear before Naas District Court this morning, Monday, 17th January 2022.