Man arrested after terrifying armed robbery attempt in the Midlands on Sunday afternoon

Gardaí in Portlaoise arrested and charged a man following an attempted robbery of a commercial premises on Sunday, May 11.

Shortly before 12pm, 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 was expected to appear before a sitting of Portlaoise District Court this morning, Monday, May 12.

Investigations are ongoing.