Ireland Man charged over armed robbery in Stillorgan, Dublin
On the afternoon of Saturday 29 April 2023, a lone male armed with what is understood to be a knife entered a business premises in Stillorgan, Co. Dublin, threatened staff, and left with a large sum of cash. No injuries were reported. Gardaí, alerted by a panic alarm, arrested a man in his 50s a short distance away and recovered a sum of cash. The man was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in South Dublin. He has since been charged with the armed robbery and is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on Monday 1 May 2023.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested29 Apr
5 reports - Charged29 Apr
3 reports - In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A lone male armed with what is understood to be a knife entered a business premises in Stillorgan, Co. Dublin, threatened staff, and left with a large sum of cash.
- Where
- The robbery took place at a business premises in Stillorgan, Co. Dublin.
- When
- The robbery occurred on the afternoon of Saturday 29 April 2023.
- Weapon
- The robber was armed with what is understood to be a knife.
- Investigation
- Gardaí were alerted by a panic alarm activation and arrested a man in his 50s (reports differ: early 50s) a short distance away, recovering a sum of cash.
- The arrested man was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in South Dublin.
- Charges
- Gardaí charged the man, aged in his 50s, with the armed robbery.
- In court
- The man is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice (Court 2) on Monday 1 May 2023 at 10.30am.
- Other details
- No injuries were reported during the incident.
- The sum of cash taken has since been returned.
46 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA lone male armed with a knife robbed a business premises in Stillorgan. (garda.ie)
- whatA man entered the business premises armed with what is understood to be a knife. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatThe man threatened staff and left with a large sum of cash. (dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whatAn armed robbery took place at a business premises in Stillorgan, Co Dublin. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe man threatened staff and left the premises with a large sum of cash. (irishtimes.com)
- whatA lone male threatened staff at a business premises and left with a large sum of cash. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA man in his 50s was arrested following an armed robbery in South Dublin. (extra.ie)
- whatA man in his 50s was arrested over an alleged armed robbery of a business in south Dublin. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe robbery targeted a business premises in Stillorgan, Co. Dublin. (garda.ie)
- whereThe robbery took place at a business premises in Stillorgan, Co. Dublin. (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe robbery took place in Stillorgan, Co. Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe robbery was at a business premises in Stillorgan, Co. Dublin. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe man was arrested on Saturday 29 April 2023. (garda.ie)
- whenThe robbery took place on the afternoon of Saturday 29 April 2023. (garda.ie)
- whenThe robbery occurred on the afternoon of Saturday 29 April 2023. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe robbery took place on Saturday afternoon. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe robbery occurred on Saturday 29 April 2023 in the afternoon. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe incident is alleged to have taken place on 29 April 2023. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe incident happened on Saturday. (irishmirror.ie)
- weaponThe robber was armed with what was understood to be a knife. (garda.ie)
- weaponThe robber entered armed with what is understood to be a knife. (irishtimes.com)
- weaponThe man entered the business premises armed with what was understood to be a knife. (irishmirror.ie)
- weaponThe robber was understood to have a knife. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie, irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí were alerted by a panic alarm activation. (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie, irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA male aged in his early 50s was arrested a short distance away. (garda.ie)
- investigationA sum of cash was recovered after the arrest. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe arrested man is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in South Dublin. (garda.ie)
- investigationA man in his early 50s was arrested a short distance away and cash was recovered. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe arrested man was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in South Dublin. (dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí arrested a man, thought to be in his early 50s, a short distance away. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationA sum of cash was recovered. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationA male in his early 50s was arrested a short distance away and a sum of cash was recovered. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí arrested the man on 29 April 2023. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationGardaí arrested a man the day after the robbery. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe arrested man was detained in a garda station in South Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeGardaí charged the man, who is aged in his 50s. (garda.ie)
- chargeGardaí charged the man who was arrested on 29 April 2023. (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeGardaí charged the man, who is in his 50s, with the robbery. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe man is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice (Court 2) on Monday 1 May 2023 at 10.30am. (garda.ie)
- courtThe man is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice on Monday 1 May 2023 at 10.30am. (dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe robber threatened staff and left with a large sum of cash. (garda.ie)
- otherNo injuries were reported during the incident. (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie, irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe arrested man was detained at a Garda station in South Dublin. (irishtimes.com)
- otherNo injuries were reported. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe money taken has since been returned. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 30 Apr2023Man charged in connection with armed robbery on business premises in Dublin
Adds the arrest and charge of a man in his 50s, the court date of 1 May 2023, and the return of the money taken. Based on a garda spokesperson's statement. No earlier case in the list covers this incident.
accused, 50s, male - 30 Apr2023Middle aged man arrested following alleged armed robbery in south Dublin
Reports the arrest and charge of a man in his 50s over an alleged armed robbery of a business in Stillorgan, with a court date of 1 May 2023. No existing case matches this Stillorgan incident.
accused, 50s, male - 30 Apr2023Man, 50s, Arrested Following Armed Robbery In South Dublin
Only the headline gives details. The body contains template placeholders and no date, location, names or other facts. No existing case matches the armed robbery arrest described here.
suspect, 50s, male - 29 Apr2023Gardai arrest man in relation to armed robbery on business premises in Dublin
First report of the Stillorgan armed robbery and the arrest of a man in his 50s; the article gives the garda statement on the arrest and detention.
suspect, 50s, male - 29 Apr2023Gardaí arrest man after an armed robbery in Stillorgan
Reports the armed robbery at a Stillorgan business, the arrest of a man thought to be in his early 50s a short distance away, and the recovery of cash. The article does not name the man or give the incident date beyond 'Saturday afternoon'.
suspect, early 50s, male - 29 Apr2023Gardai make arrest after Dublin business robbed and staff threatened with knife
First report of the Stillorgan armed robbery and the arrest of a man in his early 50s. No existing case matches this incident.
suspect, early 50s, male - 29 Apr2023Arrest Armed Robbery, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin. 29th April, 2023.
Garda press release reporting the armed robbery, the arrest of a man in his early 50s, and the recovery of cash.
suspect, early 50s, male - 29 Apr2023Court Appearance: Armed Robbery, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin, 29th April, 2023
Gardaí issued a press release stating that a man in his 50s was arrested on 29 April 2023 and charged over an armed robbery in Stillorgan. He is due in court on 1 May 2023, and investigations are ongoing. No matching existing case.
accused, 50s, male