Two people have been charged as part of an investigation into a hijacking and robbery indident in west Tipperary last week.
A man in his 20s and a woman in her 30s are to appear in Cashel District Court this morning charged with the unlawful theft of a car last Friday afternoon.
Investigations are ongoing into a hijacking incident in Clonoulty last Friday and a robbery at Rossmore Post Office later in the afternoon.
At 3.10 in the afternoon, Gardai received a report of an incident in Clonoulty in which a man armed with what’s believed to have been a knife, approached a car, and threatened the driver before entering the car and driving off.
Twenty minutes later, Gardai were also notified of a robbery at Rossmore Post Office, in which a man threatened staff and left with a small sum of money.
An investigation was carried out by Gardaí in Thurles and two search warrants were executed at houses in Cashel and Kildare yesterday.
A man in his 20s and a woman in her 30s were arrested and brought to Thurles Garda Station.
Both have since been charged with the unlawful theft of a car and are due to appear before Cashel District Court this morning.
