Staff at the five-star Conrad hotel on Earlsfort Terrace in Dublin were subjected to a terrifying ordeal overnight after three males armed with knives threatened staff and stole a sum of money.
Gardaí in Pearse Street Garda Station are investigating the robbery which took place at 1am.
The raiders threatened two workers and locked them into a room during the robbery, according to irishmirror.ie, which added that Irish Independent reporter Cathal McMahon told RTE Morning Ireland:
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Enjoy full access to Hospitality Ireland, our weekly email news digest, all website and app content, and every digital issue."Staff were ordered to open the safe but were unable to do so as it was time-locked.
"The raiders fled with a sum of money, believed to be around €300, from a cash till float."
None of the staff are reported to have been injured during the robbery.