
He's due before Portlaoise District Court this morning.
A man has been arrested during an attempted armed robbery in Laois.
It's after staff at a business in the Fairgreen estate in Portlaoise were threatened by a person who had brandished a knife and demanded money from the till yesterday at around midday.
Gardaí arrested a man in his 20s - he's since been charged and is due before Portlaoise District Court this morning.