Three charged in connection with Offaly robbery

Three people have been charged in connection with a robbery in Offaly on Tuesday.

Two males entered a shop in Cappincur armed with a knife and a hammer.

They threatened staff and left with a sum of money in a car with a third person.

Three people were then arrested in Clonard, Co Meath after ramming a Garda vehicle.

Two men and a woman, all aged in their 20's, are to appear before Portlaoise District Court this morning at 10.30am.

The three remain in Garda custody.