Two plainclothes gardaí foil attempted armed robbery at store in Dublin

The incident happened at a retail premises on Military Road in Dublin 8 on Wednesday evening

The man, who is aged in his 40s, was then taken to a Garda Station in Dublin where he is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. File Picture: Colin Keegn/ Collins Dublin

An armed robber was disarmed and restrained after he attempted to rob a Dublin retail premises where two plainclothes gardaí were present.

The incident happened after a masked man armed with a firearm entered a retail premises on Military Road in Dublin 8 at approximately 6.55pm on Wednesday and demanded money from staff.