Man held following Dublin petrol station robbery

A man has been arrested after the armed robbery of a Dublin petrol station in which staff were threatened with a samurai sword and a dagger.

Two men entered the Eglington station on the Cabinteely bypass at about midnight last night.

They took an undisclosed amount of money after telling an employee to open the till, and drove off on a motorbike down the N11.

Local Garda units and the air support crew gave chase, and one man was arrested a short time later.

He is being questioned at Shankill Garda station, while gardaí are still hunting for another suspect.

He is described as being 6' tall, and was wearing a peaked cap and white overalls.