Robbery in West Limerick

Gardaí in Limerick are investigating an armed robbery that took place at a service station on Main Street in Foynes shortly before 11pm last night.

According to the Irish Times, a woman, who was in her car outside the service station, was approached by a man who took her out of her car and led her into the service station shop at knife point.

The man was then joined by two other raiders, both armed with shotguns. Two shots were fired during the robbery but nobody was injured. The raiders left the shop on foot with an undisclosed amount of money.