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Robbery and Arrest, Cathal Brugha Street, Dublin 1 21st March, 2021.

Gardaí have charged one man following a robbery at a business premises in Cathal Brugha Street, Dublin 1 yesterday morning, Sunday 21st March, 2021.

Shortly before 9.30am, yesterday morning, a male entered a shop on Cathal Brugha Street armed with a knife. He threatened staff and demanded money from the till. The suspect fled the scene on foot with a sum of cash.

Gardaí were alerted to the incident and the man was arrested a short distance away. The man (early 20s) was taken to Bridewell Garda Station where he was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

The man has been charged in relation to the robbery and is due to appear before Criminal Courts of Justice, Court Number 1 this morning, Monday 22nd March, 2021 at 10.30a.m.