Gang raids Galway petrol station

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after an armed raid on a petrol station in Galway this morning.

It happened just after 5am, when a gang of armed and masked men entered the premises on the Athlone Road and threatened both staff and customers before making off with a sum of cash.

They escaped in the direction of the old Dublin Road in a black convertible BMW, the registration plate of which started with 0-7 M-O.

No one was injured in the incident.

Anyone with information is asked to contact gardaí at Ballinasloe.