Issue Date: 12/05/2025
Gardaí in Portlaoise arrested and charged a man following an attempted robbery of a commercial premises on Sunday, 11th May 2025.
Shortly before 12:00pm, Gardaí responded to a report of an individual that had entered a business in the Fairgreen estate brandishing a knife, threatening staff and demanding money from the till.
A male was apprehended at the scene. The man, aged in his 20s, was arrested and detained at a Garda station in Co. Laois under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
He has since been charged and is expected to appear before a sitting of Portlaoise District Court this morning, Monday 12th May 2025.
Investigations are ongoing.
