Gardaí tackle armed raider in pub

A PUB owner yesterday praised the bravery of two gardaí who disarmed a raider brandishing a sawn-off shotgun.

The gunman pointed the gun at one of the unarmed officers but the garda disabled him without a shot being fired.

The robber held the manager of the Villager Pub in Chapelizod, west Dublin, at gunpoint during a hold-up at closing time early yesterday morning.