Man (20s) to appear in court following armed robbery at Dublin fast food restaurant

Eva Osborne

The man (20s) arrested following an armed robbery at a retail premises in Dublin 9 on Thursday has been charged.

He is due to appear before court 4 of the CCJ on Friday, gardaí said.

The man was arrested following an armed robbery at a fast food restaurant in north Dublin on Thursday morning.

Gardaí say a man armed with a shotgun entered the restaurant in Northwood in Santry at 7:30pm and threatened staff.

He stole a sum of cash and fled the scene in a car.

During a follow up operation the man in his 20s was arrested, and a car stolen in a previous burglary was recovered.