Gardaí have arrested three men following an attempted armed robbery in Rathfarnham in Dublin this evening.
The men, all in their 20s, were arrested shortly after 5pm after they had attempted to rob a local businessman in the area.
The men are being detained at Rathfarnham and Tallaght Garda Stations under Section 30 of Offences Against the State Act.
Gardaí from the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation who made the arrests said a firearm was also recovered at the scene.