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Staff threatened with baseball bat and gun during Dublin armed robbery

The men, aged between 38 and 45, are being questioned by officers.

THREE MEN SUSPECTED of being involved in the armed robbery of a shop in Coolock, Dublin, have been arrested by gardaí.

A premises in the Edenmore area of north Dublin was held up at around 6.30pm yesterday evening.

Gardaí said three men, who were masked and believed to be armed with a firearm and a baseball bat, entered the shop and demanded money from staff.

They left the premises on foot with a small amount of cash and cigarettes.

A garda spokesman said: “Gardaí have arrested three men, 38, 39 and 45 years, in connection with an investigation into the robbery of a convenience store located at a shopping complex in Edenmore, Coolock, Dublin that occurred yesterday evening at approximately 6.30pm.

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“Gardaí arrested two men a short time later, close to the scene. A third man was later arrested. All three men are detained under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, 1939 as amended at Coolock and Swords Garda Stations.

“A firearm and a baseball bat were recovered by Gardaí and have been seized for technical examination.”

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    Mute Michelle_Herbert
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    Oct 24th 2016, 11:16 AM

    Edenmore is NOT Coolock

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    Mute Jacinta Foley
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    Oct 24th 2016, 12:00 PM

    @ Michelle I was just about to ask when Edenmore became a part of Coolock.it was in Raheny when i grew up around there!

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    Oct 24th 2016, 6:12 PM

    That bugs me as well Michelle. It’s always being done. Something happens in Glasnevin it’s Finglas, something happens in Santry its Ballymun. Does my head in!

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    Mute Sean Beag
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    Oct 24th 2016, 11:13 AM

    Could they not have waited a few weeks until the strike? Poor planning from the criminals.

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    Mute Donal O'Leary
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    Oct 24th 2016, 10:58 AM

    Ah Edenmoore shopping centre never change! the site of me first mugging haha

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    Oct 24th 2016, 2:13 PM

    @Donal O’Leary:did you get caught?

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    Oct 24th 2016, 1:00 PM

    Just to point out again what some have already said ….EDANMORE IS NOT IN COOLOCK .. we have enough of our own problems we don’t need credit for theirs.. lol

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    Oct 24th 2016, 12:47 PM

    Great work by the Gardai.

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    Mute Mick Murphy
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    Oct 24th 2016, 12:19 PM

    Good work catching them. I hope they get a sentence worthy of the crime but I have my doubts

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    Mute Maria Hickey-Fagan
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    Oct 24th 2016, 2:23 PM

    Here’s a tip for the author. Edenmore RAHENY! Not Coolock. Raheny.

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    Oct 24th 2016, 8:37 PM

    @Maria Hickey-Fagan: whats wrong with Coolock?

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    Mute Matt Beaumont
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    Oct 24th 2016, 12:50 PM

    Vile skum, probably with 100+ previous convictions, the Irish ‘Justice’ System will honour it with a maximum of 3 years with 2 suspended!

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    Oct 24th 2016, 1:57 PM

    Probably run out of cash in the Edenmore House so nipped next door to make a withdrawl.

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    Mute Antoinette Mcloughlin
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    Oct 24th 2016, 4:17 PM

    Even the gardai can’t get locations right in this one. Edenmore is in Raheny not Coolock.

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