A Man Has Been Arrested Following The Robbery Of A Taxi Driver In Dublin

Sunday, 1 September 2024 12:49

By Tara Flanagan

The incident happened in the early hours of this morning in the Poppintree Area in Dublin

A man has been arrested following the robbery of a taxi driver in the Poppintree area of Ballymun in Dublin, in the early hours of this morning

The driver was threatened at knifepoint and a sum of cash was stolen from the car before the suspect fled on foot.

The driver, a man in his 40s, was not physically harmed.

Gardaí say they have arrested a man, aged in his 20's in relation to the incident, he is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

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