The trial of four men accused of kidnapping a Securicor worker and his family before robbing €2,28m has heard how a cash bundle of nearly €26,000 was seized during a search of one house.

A man who had his conviction quashed for the tiger kidnapping of a Securicor driver and his family has been granted bail pending his retrial.

The Court of Criminal Appeal has quashed the convictions of and ordered a retrial of three men jailed for the 'tiger kidnapping' of the family of a Securicor driver and forcing him to hand over €2.28m in cash.

RTE will have to pay a total of €40,000 to four charities in lieu of a fine for potentially prejudicing the longest running trial in the State’s history.

Three men convicted of carrying out a €2.28m “tiger kidnapping” robbery four years ago face up to life in prison when their sentence is finalised next week.

A young man has revealed similarities between two men caught on shop CCTV and raiders who kidnapped him and his family in a €2.28m Securicor robbery.

A teenager has been given a suspended three-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for keeping almost €20,000 worth of heroin in the attic of his bedroom.