Man held over post office raid

A man was arrested yesterday in relation to a post office robbery at Monkstown, Co Dublin

A man was arrested yesterday in relation to a post office robbery at Monkstown, Co Dublin. The post office on Carrickbrennan Road was held up at 12.45pm yesterday.

A sum of money and an imitation firearm were later recovered by gardaí.

The man was being held at Dun Laoghaire Garda station last night.

However, gardaí said that two people may have carried out the theft.

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