Man arrested in connection with armed robbery at filling station
A man has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery in Laois.
Shots were fire during the incident at a filling station on the Portlaoise Road, Mountrath in the early hours of last Saturday morning.
A man entered a filling station wearing a balaclava threatened a staff member with a firearm and made off with an amount of cash and gun and money were later recovered.
A 31-year-old has been charged in connection with the incident and is due before the courts this morning.
