A man (27) has been arrested after an attempt to rob a building society in Dublin.
A man entered the building society on the Old Lucan Road, Palmerstown, at 9.45 a.m. armed with a hammer and a can of lighter fuel. He demanded cash and threatened staff by spraying the lighter fuel over the counter.
An off-duty member of Garda was passing the building society at the time and was alerted to the robbery. He entered the building and a man was arrested.
The man is being held in Ballyfermot Garda station.
