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Men armed with gun, knife and wrench rob bookies in separate incidents

Gardaí are investigating both robberies.

GARDAÍ ARE INVESTIGATING separate armed robberies at two bookmakers in Dublin.

Three men armed with a knife and a wrench stole approximately €200 in cash from a bookies at the Racecourse Shopping Centre in Baldoyle at about 11:35am yesterday.

They fled scene in a silver BMW. The incident was reported to Howth Garda Station and investigations are ongoing.

At about 2.25pm yesterday, a man armed with a handgun stole an undisclosed amount of money from a premises on Strand Road in Portmarnock.

The incident was reported to Malahide Garda Station and investigations are ongoing.

A garda spokesperson said it is “too early at this stage of the investigation” to link the robberies.

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