Gardaí have arrested two men and recovered €5,000 in cash after two raiders held up a bookmaker's in Co Cork this evening.
Two men wearing balaclavas and armed with pistols held up staff at Connollys Bookmakers in Tower near Blarney at around 5.30pm.
The two men made off with around €5,000 in cash and fled in a getaway silver VW Golf which headed west in the direction of Cloghroe.
No one was injured in the raid but the three members of staff who were on duty at the time were said to be shaken after their ordeal.
Gardaí from Blarney, Ballincollig as well as the armed Regional Support Unit responded and the car was found abandoned about three miles away at the Canon’s Cross.
Gardaí began searching the area and arrested two men on the roadway near the Anglers Rest in Carrigrohane and recovered €5,000 in cash.
The two men aged 25 and 26 and from Ballincollig and Mayfield were arrested under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act which allows detention for up to 72 hours.
One man was taken to Gurranebraher Garda Station for questioning while the other was taken to Mayfield Garda Station while garda technical expert have begun examining the car.
Gardaí are continuing to search for the two weapons and have appealed to anyone who saw any suspicious activity in the Tower or Cloghroe areas to contact them at Gurranebraher Garda station on 021-4946200
