A 32-year-old man is to appear in court this morning charged in connection with an armed robbery at a retail outlet in Bunratty, Co Clare.
The incident occurred at 2:30pm yesterday when a lone male entered the shop armed with a knife and threatened staff before fleeing the scene on foot with a small quantity of cash.
No one was injured in the incident.
A short time later a 32-year-old man was arrested and an amount of cash and a knife were recovered.
A car was also seized as part of the investigation.
The arrested man was taken to Ennis Garda Station where he was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 for questioning.