Gardai are investigating two robberies in north Dublin. Two men were arrested shortly after one of the raids and are due to appear in court later.

The first of the two robberies happened in Lusk at around 5:45pm yesterday evening.

Gardai say a man entered the village local supermarket and took some cash before making his escape in a black BMW. Just 10 minutes later in nearby Skerries a cafe was held up by two men.

They came in through an office at the back of the building and demanded cash from a worker who handed over some money from the till.

The alarm was raised and Gardai stopped a black BMW on Selskar Road in Skerries at around 6:10pm.

Some cash was found in the car and two men (aged 26 and 29) were taken to Balbriggan and Swords garda stations for questioning. Nobody was injured during the raids and the two men have since been charged.

They are due to be appear before Swords District Court later today.