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21/10/2010
Building Society Raided By Man With Axe
A man in Kildare has been arrested in connection with the robbery of a Kildare Building Society, while armed with an axe.
The incident took place at the EBS building society on Mill Lane, Leixlip, shortly after 9.00am on Thursday morning. The lone raider, armed with what's believed to be an axe, confronted a female staff member and demanded cash.
The man fled the building society empty handed and was arrested by Gardai a short distance away. The staff member was not injured in the incident
The man, who is in his early 40s is detained under the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Leixlip Garda station.
Meanwhile, a man was arrested today over the double murder of drug-dealing brothers.
Kenneth and Paul Corbally were gunned down in their car in a gangland hit in west Dublin in June.
The man, in his early 30s, was detained in a morning raid in the city.
He was taken to Lucan Garda Station where he was being questioned under section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act.
The Corballys, aged 32 and 35, were known drug dealers from the Ballyfermot area.
They were shot dead in their car on June 28 on the Neilstown Road, Clondalkin and a 14-year-old boy who was sitting in the back seat was wounded.
(DW)
The incident took place at the EBS building society on Mill Lane, Leixlip, shortly after 9.00am on Thursday morning. The lone raider, armed with what's believed to be an axe, confronted a female staff member and demanded cash.
The man fled the building society empty handed and was arrested by Gardai a short distance away. The staff member was not injured in the incident
The man, who is in his early 40s is detained under the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Leixlip Garda station.
Meanwhile, a man was arrested today over the double murder of drug-dealing brothers.
Kenneth and Paul Corbally were gunned down in their car in a gangland hit in west Dublin in June.
The man, in his early 30s, was detained in a morning raid in the city.
He was taken to Lucan Garda Station where he was being questioned under section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act.
The Corballys, aged 32 and 35, were known drug dealers from the Ballyfermot area.
They were shot dead in their car on June 28 on the Neilstown Road, Clondalkin and a 14-year-old boy who was sitting in the back seat was wounded.
(DW)
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