Two arrested after armed robbery of jewellers

TWO men, aged 30 and 40, have been arrested following an armed robbery at a jewellers in Co Kildare.

The robbery was carried out in Celbridge, at 4pm when two men entered Celbridge Jewellers on the main street armed with what was believed to be a handgun and crowbar.

The men threatened staff with the firearm and demanded cash. Shortly after, the culprits left with a undisclosed sum of money.