A security man was recovering tonight after armed raiders shot him in the foot when he refused to hand over money during a hold-up on a cash delivery van.

ONE of the three men swooped on by gardaí as they were about to carry out a raid was out on bail for a serious drug charge, it emerged yesterday.

THE brothers now largely operate as consultants. They provide intelligence, planning and, it is increasingly thought, inside information to associates.

GARDAÍ investigating ATM delivery robberies have seized guns, ammunition and the keys to 30 high-powered vehicles.

GARDAÍ have the names of 80 people suspected of being involved in armed robberies in the greater Dublin area.