KILDARE: Man with large knife robbed cash from till at service station

A man with a large knife stole cash from the till of a Kildare service station on Monday.

Then incident happened at the Inver facility at Painestown Cross near Donadea at 5.40pm.

The armed man demanded cash from staff and then ran behind the counter an emptied the till. 

He then ran to a waiting green Toyota waiting on the forecourt and the vehicle took off at speed. 

Anybody with information is asked to contact gardaí.

A Garda spokesperson said: "Gardaí received report of a robbery that occurred at approximately 5:40pm on the 8th of May 2023 in the Painstown area of Co Kildare.

"No arrests have been made at this time.

"Investigations are ongoing."