Armed gang seizes charity takings

An armed gang escaped with £1,000 in pantomime takings after a raid on Limerick's Belltable Theatre last night.

An armed gang escaped with £1,000 in pantomime takings after a raid on Limerick's Belltable Theatre last night.

Gardai said four men, one armed with a sawn off shotgun, took part in the raid, which occurred during a charity performance of Snow White to raise funds to help children with cystic fibrosis.

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