Man arrested in connection with Kildare filling-station robbery
Gardaí have arrested a man in connection with an armed robbery at a Co Kildare filling station.
The raid happened on Thursday when a man entered the filling station on the Carlow Road in Athy.
He threatened a female staff member with a handgun and made off with an amount of cash.
Gardaí arrested a man in his 20s in the Athy area this morning.
He is being held at Newbridge garda station.
