Flower Hill newsagents closes doors following second raid

A Navan newsagents targeted in a robbery for the second time in as many months has now closed its doors. On Wednesday morning, two raiders entered Lynch's shop at Flower Hill, threatened the owner, Michael Lynch, and stole the contents of the till, despite Mr Lynch's best efforts to trap them in the shop. The latest incident comes just two months after an attempted robbery at the newsagents where the brave shop-owner confronted the would-be raider, who then fled the scene empty-handed. At around 8am on Wednesday 15th February, two males wearing balaclavas entered the shop and threatened Mr Lynch. The raiders jumped over the counter and demanded money. Quick-thinking Mr Lynch went outside and closed the door to try to trap them in the shop while he alerted gardai to the robbery but the raiders smashed the glass in the door and forced the owner to stand back as they made good their escape. The two men ran down Flower Hill and turned left, possibly into Blackcastle Lodge. They are described as 5ft 10" in height, of skinny build and they spoke with local accents. Gardai say that one of the raiders' balaclavas came off during the robbery and he is described as having a skinny face, a light moustache and small eyes.