One of four men accused of taking part in the kidnapping of a Securicor worker and his family and the robbery of the company of €2.28m has been found not guilty after a 45-day trial.

One of four men accused of taking part in the kidnapping of a Securicor worker and his family and the robbery of the company of €2.28m has been found not guilty after a 45-day long trial.

A jury have been told the evidence against four men accused of carrying out the tiger kidnapping of a Securicor worker and his family is circumstantial but combines to leave no room for reasonable doubt as to their guilt.

The trial of four men accused of kidnapping a Securicor worker and his family and robbing €2.28m has heard that two of the accused were “lifelong friends” and members of a horse-owning syndicate.

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.

The jury in the trial of four men accused of kidnapping a Securicor worker and his family before robbing €2.28m has been told that two numbers allegedly linked to the crime belonged to two defendants.

The trial of four men accused of being members of a gang has heard how two men brought cash in a plastic shopping bag to pay for a second-hand car.

The jury in the trial of four men accused of abducting a Securicor worker and his family before robbing €2.8m has heard that gardaí identified nine mobile numbers after tracing a call made by the kidnappers from a remote wooded area.

A jury has heard that suspected human faeces was taken from a hostage scene after a kidnap victim pointed out an area to gardaí where he said one of the culprits had “gone to the toilet”.

The victim of a tiger kidnapping told co-workers that his worst nightmare had come true and that his family were being held hostage, a trial has heard.

The victim of a 'tiger' kidnapping told co-workers that his worst nightmare had come true and that his family were being held hostage, a trial has heard today.

A Securicor cash van driver whose family were held by an armed gang during a Tiger kidnapping six years ago told a trial that he could not drive at one point because he was crying so much.

A woman has told the trial of four men accused of carrying out a tiger kidnapping of the night she was taken hostage.

A tiger kidnapping victim has taken the stand in the trial of four Dublin men accused of holding his family hostage in a raid worth €2.28m.

Four Dublin men have gone on trial, accused of being part of an armed gang which carried out a “Tiger kidnapping” on a family eight years ago.

A jury has heard how a gang held a Securior worker’s family hostage in the Dublin Mountains in order to steal over €2m.

Four Dublin men have gone on trial accused of the false imprisonment of a family of four and the robbery of €2.28m in cash eight years ago.

There are a number of new faces in the Sligo football panel that is preparing for the new season under manager Kevin Walsh.

The 114th Connacht senior final won’t live particularly long in the memory, especially for the purists, but that won’t unduly concern Mayo as they make plans for their return to Croke Park as provincial champions next month.

Eastern Harps clubman Tony Taylor has been promoted to Sligo's starting line-up for their Connacht SFC final clash with Mayo on Sunday.

It was remarked upon several times on Friday afternoon, when over 300 people packed into a hotel at €85 a head for a fundraising lunch for the Galway footballers, that these times were reminiscent of 1998 when the Tribesmen came from nowhere to win the All-Ireland title.

Galway 0-15 Sligo 2-14

Eamonn O'Hara and David Kelly remain on the sidelines ahead of Sligo's Connacht SFC quarter-final clash with Galway on Saturday.

Stephen Coen and Adrian Marren inspired Sligo to a straight forward victory in the Bronx in this one-sided Connacht quarter-final yesterday.

Sligo 3-21 New York 0-06

Sligo manager Kevin Walsh has selected a strong team to face New York in Sunday's Connacht SFC quarter-final at Gaelic Park (throw-in 3pm local time/8pm Irish time).

Sligo ended their Division Three campaign with a flourish when defeating their neighbours at a wet Markievicz Park.

Only scoring difference separates Longford, Roscommon and Antrim at the top of Division 3 of the Allianz Football League after round 2 wins for Antrim, Sligo and Roscommon.

ANOTHER potential embarrassment in the ugly controversy dividing Donegal GAA has been averted by Kevin Cassidy’s absence from a Sligo IT Sigerson Cup reunion on Saturday.

Sligo manager Kevin Walsh has announced his team for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier against Wicklow in Aughrim (throw-in 5pm).

Experienced forward Mark Breheny will be on the Sligo bench for Sunday's Connacht SFC quarter-final against Leitrim at Markievicz Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

Kildare 0-16 Sligo 1-12

Sligo 2-08 Laois 1-14, Markievicz Park, Allianz Football League

Antrim 1-11 Sligo 2-18

Sligo 0-15 Tyrone 2-15

SEAMUS McENANEY last night hailed the finest performance of his Meath managerial reign as the Royal County edged out Sligo with ease in Navan.

Meath 1-12 Sligo 0-8

A DOMINANT second-half that saw Mayo hold Roscommon to just one point, saw James Horan retain his 100% record as Mayo manager.

ALL-IRELAND football champions Cork have received just nine nominations — and none for Player of the Year — in the short list for the Opel/GPA Team of the Year.

All of the players who received GAA All-Star Football awards last Friday night have been shortlisted for OPEL-GPA Football Team of the Year accolades, following the announcement of the nominees today.

THIS is almost surreal.

All-Ireland SFC Connacht final

Sligo 1-14 Galway 0-16

THE above were just some of the notes that I jotted down during a disappointing game in Pearse Stadium yesterday.