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Friday 24 March 2023 Dublin: 10°C

# Robbery

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# Donegal
Man arrested after threatening staff at knife point during attempted shop robbery
The incident happened in Newtowncunningham in Co Donegal yesterday morning.
# Tullow
Car found burnt out following attempted cash-in-transit robbery in Co Carlow
The incident happened at around 3.40pm in Tullow.
# Germany
Dresden jewel heist: Police release CCTV footage of thieves smashing display cabinet with axe
The thieves broke into the Dresden Green Vault museum in the early hours of Monday.
# Dublin
Men sentenced for role in mugging woman (73) who had won €23,000 at casino
The getaway driver was sentenced to five years in prison with half of this suspended.
# Courts
Ross Hutch jailed for two-and-a-half years for robbing pharmacy with bike saddle
The incident happened at Boles Pharmacy in Drumcondra in April this year.
# Patrick Street
Extra gardaí deployed in Cork city after plan to rob shop is shared on social media
Up to 100 young people gathered in the area, some of whom were wearing balaclavas.
# Malin
Investigation after two men tied-up during armed raid in Donegal
The raid happened at the home of two business-owners yesterday evening.
# Courts
Man who was charged over gunpoint robbery near Guinness Storehouse is denied bail
Paul Heaney handed himself in to gardaí following the incident.
# Robbery
Cash stolen from Limerick off-licence after man entered armed with a knife and left on bicycle
Gardai say that a man in his 30s was arrested.
# fat stacks
Gardaí seize over €400,000 in cash during investigations into ATM robbery
The incident happened in Cavan last week.
# Courts
Woman suffered nightmares after being held at knifepoint by woman she offered to help
Charlotte Skovhaus offered to drive Cher Quinn home and was held at knifepoint by Quinn in her car.
# PSNI
Staff member injured after struggle with robbers who made off with cash from east Belfast shop
Police described the robbery as an “extremely traumatic ordeal”.
# failed robbery
Man who stabbed pharmacy employee with screwdriver jailed for 14 months
The accused told gardaí he committed the offence as he had a drug debt and was in fear of the people whom he owed.
# Mullingar
Cash-in-transit box snatched by raider in robbery outside Mullingar bank
They took the box from the employee and fled in a car towards Longford.
# Robbery
Investigation after 'brazen thieves' carry out seventh ATM robbery using digger in Northern Ireland
There have been a number of similar thefts in recent months in Northern Ireland.
# Witness appeal
Man hit on head before cash and phone were robbed in Limerick
The victim was attacked by a group of up to three males.
# irvinestown
Investigation after thieves use digger to steal ATM from Fermanagh filling station
There have been a number of similar thefts in recent months.
# Co Sligo
Two men charged after robbing business while armed with knife and hammer
The incident happened at Deepwater Quay in Co Sligo on Thursday.
# Drogheda
Masked men with pipe-like objects threaten security officers and steal cash box at bank
Another cash-in-transit robbery happened in Finglas, Dublin this morning.
# Kingscourt
Thieves use digger to steal ATM from bank in Cavan
In a separate incident, an ATM was also stolen in Tyrone overnight.
# Drogheda
Appeal after man with imitation firearm threatens staff and steals money at arcade
The incident happened at around 9.45am in the West Street area of Drogheda.
# Nabbed
Delivery driver who stole estimated €3.4 million from cash van arrested by police near Paris
Police tracked the 28-year-old driver to a flat in Amiens.
# warning
People reminded to lock their cars after 35 robberies in Cork at weekend
Many of the vehicles targeted were unlocked.
# Wexford
Men armed with iron bar and knife steal cash from post office
Two men have been arrested by gardaí in connection with the incident.
# tiger kidnap
Man jailed for 18 years over €92k robbery in which three women were abducted from home
Three women were tied up and abducted during the 2014 incident.
# Albufeira
'They were going to shoot me and sell my fiancée as a sex slave': Irish couple robbed on holiday from hell
According to RTÉ, the Portuguese police said they are taking the incident very seriously.
# machete
Investigation launched as armed raiders rob Dublin Lidl
An eyewitness said the raiders burst into the store and began shouting at staff and customers.
# Stillorgan
Men charged over robbery where shop staff were threatened with knife and hatchet
Gardaí arrested the men after intercepting a car.
# Robbery
Three arrested after knife and hatchet raid at Dublin shop
The robbery happened yesterday evening in Stillorgan.
# Prime Numbers
How much have reports of robberies increased by in the last year? It's the week in numbers
Plus: The percentage of nurses and midwives that have voted to go on strike.
# Gortnacloona
Gardaí probe aggravated burglary in Cork after balaclava-wearing men break into house
The incident happened at 11.45pm last night.
# Templeogue
Armed robbers steal cash from Dublin supermarket
Gardaí are investigating the incident.
# Tallaght
Dublin community 'shocked' after money stolen from church collectors at knifepoint
It is believed the amount stolen was about €10,000.
# Sentenced
Man who left pensioner lying “helpless” on the ground after robbing her handbag jailed
Anthony Graham pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to robbing then 81-year-old Rita Murphy.
# Shankill Road
Appeal after reports of Belfast robbery involving two hammer-wielding Halloween masked men
The PSNI received reports of the robbery on the Shankill Road, Belfast at around 9.55am this morning.
# Kilkenny
Woman with knife robs priest (86) in parochial house
The priest sustained minor injuries in the incident.
# golden lane
Young woman assaulted and robbed in Dublin city centre
Her condition is unknown.
# Assault
Man hospitalised after cash-in-transit hold up at Bluebell Luas stop
It happened close to Bluebell Luas stop at around 12.40 this afternoon.
# you can't be at that
Woman sees €20 sticking out of man's wallet in garda station - takes it - gets immediately arrested
She plucked the money from the wallet and attempted to run away.
# Courts
Man jailed for ATM scam where elderly victims were distracted and robbed
One woman would then tap the person on the shoulder and indicate that they had dropped €20.