Knife-wielding gang arrested after car chase

A LIMERICK city gang who terrified two women in a post office raid were arrested by an armed detective after a high-speed chase through country roads.

Four men aged between 18 and 43, all from the Ballinacurra Weston area of Limerick, were held at gunpoint by Detective Garda Tim Hartnett after he intercepted the getaway car.

Earlier one of the gang held a knife to a woman’s throat in Knocklong Post Office as he demanded money form the post mistress, Majella Ryan.