Issue Date: 09/02/2025
Gardaí in Ballymun have arrested a man in his 30s following a robbery in the Ballymun area of Dublin on Sunday, 9th February 2025.
Shortly before 2:30 pm, Gardaí responded to reports of a robbery at a retail premises on Marewood Crescent, Ballymun. A man entered the store brandishing a knife, threatened staff and removed property before leaving on foot.
In a follow-up operation involving local uniformed and armed Gardaí from Ballymun Station, supported by the ASU, a man in his 30s was arrested in the Sandyhill Gardens area.
He is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda Station in the Dublin Region in connection with this incident and a number of similar robberies in recent days.
Less than lethal force options were deployed by Gardaí in the arrest of the individual.
Investigations are ongoing.
