THREE MEN HAVE been arrested following the armed robbery of a post office earlier today.
At around 2.30pm this afternoon two men entered the premises in Athboy in Co Meath brandishing a sawn-off shotgun.
Met by a single female member of staff, the men got their hands on a sum of money before escaping in a car driven by a third male.
However, they did not make it far.
Local gardaí along with a unit from Kells responded to the incident and the car was found crashed a short distance away at Frayne Bog.
One of the alleged robbers was arrested at the scene while the other two attempted to flee.
A pursuit then ensued, with local gardaí acting with the help of a helicopter support unit and the regional support unit.
After they were tracked down, a firearm (pending technical examination) was recovered along with a sum of money.
The three men, all aged in their 20s, are being held at garda stations in Kells and Trim under the Offences Against the State Act.
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