A man in his 20s will appear before a special court sitting today, charged in connection with an attempted armed robbery in Kilkenny.
The incident occurred at lunchtime on Wednesday when a man, armed with a knife, went into Harrington’s Bookmakers near the Smithlands Shopping Centre in Loughboy.
He was arrested a short time later and charged by Kilkenny Gardaí.
The man is due to appear in court in Carlow on Thursday.