Armed raiders steal cash from Thurles bookmaker's

Three armed and masked raiders have escaped with up to £2,000 after holding up a bookmaker’s in Thurles, Co Tipperary, this afternoon.

The three men, who were wearing balaclavas and armed with a shotgun and a knife, entered the Paddy Powers outlet on Friar Street at around 3.30pm.

Nobody was injured during the robbery.

The raiders escaped in a Dublin-registered Blue Honda Civic which was stolen in nearby Bansha earlier today.

Gardai have mounted roadblocks and are searching for those involved.