Gardaí arrest four in connection with Louth post office raid

Gardaí investigating a post office raid in Co Louth three months ago have today made four arrests.

More than €500,000 was stolen during the robbery at Drogheda post office last August, during which the partner and child of a male worker at the branch were held hostage for a number of hours.

Investigating officers today searched a number of premises in the capital after which a woman and three men were arrested.

The four - who are all aged in their twenties and thirties - are being held at various garda stations in Dublin and Louth under section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act.

They can be held for up to seven days without charge.