{"id":652535,"date":"2026-08-23T17:11:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T17:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/652535\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T17:11:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T17:11:17","slug":"small-handgun-used-during-armed-robbery-at-border-bureau-de-change-the-irish-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/652535\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Small handgun\u2019 used during armed robbery at border bureau de change \u2013 The Irish News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A handgun is believed to have been used during an armed robbery in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/tags\/co-armagh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/tags\/co-armagh\/\">Co Armagh.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">An employee has been left shaken after the incident, which took place at a filling station bureau de change in the Monaghan Road area of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/tags\/middletown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/tags\/middletown\/\">Middletown.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">It was reported to police at around 1pm, that a man, with a \u2018small handgun\u2019, demanded money from the employee and took a quantity of cash before leaving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Officers are appealing for witnesses. <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/news\/northern-ireland\/how-small-strait-created-a-great-divide-but-now-narrow-water-bridge-project-on-track-for-completion-YS5JSA73QBAMZHGHS367YOZRT4\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"How small strait created &#x2018;a great divide&#x2019; but now Narrow Water Bridge Project on track for completion\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/R7INDIDMGRFW5FD7YJU7GHMC6Q.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/news\/northern-ireland\/fear-and-loathing-how-trumps-america-has-sent-a-shiver-through-irelands-expats-34QZYSB3JFCQFIEJAEUK6P5CTE\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Fear and loathing: How Trump&#x2019;s America has sent a shiver through Ireland&#x2019;s expat community \" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FF6WGX53UZCY3KNR3WRIGTIAMI.png\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/tags\/psni\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/tags\/psni\/\">PSNI<\/a> spokesperson said: \u201cWe received a report at around 1pm of an ongoing armed robbery at a filling station bureau de change in the Monaghan Road area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cOfficers attended the scene and spoke to the employee, who was unharmed, though obviously shaken by the ordeal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cIt was reported that a man with a hood up and his face covered had entered the premises shortly beforehand, armed with what we believe to have been a small handgun. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cHe demanded money from the employee and subsequently took a quantity of cash before making off in a blue Volkswagen Passat.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A handgun is believed to have been used during an armed robbery in Co Armagh. 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