Robber swung meat cleaver at gardaí

A judge has commended the “extremely brave and impressive” efforts of gardaí to catch a robber who swung a meat cleaver at them.

Gardaí Cathal McGeoghan and David Currivan were manning a checkpoint in Crumlin, Dublin, when they heard two armed men had just entered a nearby shop.

The gardaí chased the men in their car and on foot and used pepper spray on several occasions when it appeared they were going to be attacked. One man was arrested while another was spotted by the Garda helicopter hiding in a garden.