3 men and a woman before Carlow court this morning facing charges in connection to armed raid this week

Four people arrested by Gardaí investigating the armed robbery of a filling station at Tinryland, Co. Carlow in the early hours of Wednesday morning  are due to appear before a sitting of Carlow District Court this morning.

Shortly after 2.30am two males, one armed with a gun and the other with a knife, entered a filling station at Tinryland (on the M9 at Junction 5) and threatened staff. One shot was fired during the course of the raid. They made off in a dark coloured Volkswagen Golf with a small sum of cash. No one was injured during the incident.

During a follow up operation shortly after 9am investigating Gardaí from Carlow Garda Station assisted by the Armed Support Unit carried out a search at a house in Carlow town. Three men and one woman (all understood to be in their 20s) were arrested.