Donnybrook post office raid foiled

An armed robbery at Donnybrook post office was foiled today by an off-duty garda.

At about 2.30pm a lone gunman wearing a balaclava walked into the post office on the main street of the Dublin 4 suburb.

He threatened staff with a shotgun and escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash.

As he made his escape he came to the attention of an off-duty garda who apprehended the man in his 40s.

Uniformed gardaí arrived at the scene shortly afterward to assist in the arrest.

Gardaí recovered the cash and the shotgun, which is subject to forensic examination. Nobody was injured during the raid.

The arrested man is being held at Irishtown Garda Station under section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act.