Having pushed the employee to the floor, the raider kicked her in the leg, stole โฌ700 and fled down Roches Street, taking a left onto OโConnell Street.
Gardaรญ are appealing for anyone in the area and who may have seen this male running away from the scene, to contact them.
In a second incident of aggravated theft from the person, an injured party was assaulted by two men on Quinn Street on Thursday night, September 22.
The man had been walking down South Circular Road when he noticed two males arguing.
In order to avoid them, he took a different route, but was followed by the men, who assaulted him and took a wallet from his back pocket.
One of the culprits was dressed in black with his hood up and the other was wearing a white top with black sleeves.
Both had Limerick accents.
Henry Street gardaรญ are appealing for information. ย
In a third case, on Wednesday, September 21, a male wearing a white Adidas hoodie, with the hood pulled up, entered a shop on Henry Street and threatened a female staff member at around 2.15pm.
The culprit demanded that the till be opened, and that the employee hand over her wallet, before leaving the shop on foot. Gardaรญ are appealing for anyone who was in the city at the time to contact them.
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