Three people have escaped with their lives after a car flipped over onto its side in Dublin today.

Two men and a woman have been arrested by detectives investigating an armed robbery.

Bank staff and customers were treated for shock after a hold-up by armed robbers in Clondalkin this morning.

A woman with 22 grandchildren who distracted an 80-year-old home owner while her accomplice stole handbags and cash from the premises has received a two year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.