A jury was sworn in today for the trial of a Cork financial advisor and his son who are accused of laundering more than £3m (€3.33m) – arising out of the investigation of the 2004 Northern Bank robbery.

A Cork financial advisor who is accused of money-laundering - arising out of the investigation of the 2004 Northern Bank robbery - was back at Cork District Court today and remanded on continuing bail to appear again in a month’s time.

A BANK employee’s partner was tied up and his baby held hostage before he was forced to steal £200,000 (€293,861) from a Belfast bank yesterday morning.