Four men in their 20s will appear before Blanchardstown District Court tomorrow morning, charged in connection with an armed robbery at a jewellery store in North Dublin.

Four men, armed with hammers, entered a shop on Drogheda Street in Balbriggan on Friday evening, threatened staff and stole a large quantity of jewellery.

They were arrested a short time later by Gardai on the M1 motorway and the jewellery was recovered.

Five men were arrested - but one of the men, who's in his 50s, has since been released without charge and a file has been prepared for the DPP.

The four other men will appear in court tomorrow morning.