An armed robber who carried out a “very well planned and organised” bank robbery of €700,000 has been given a 12-year sentence by Judge Tony Hunt at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

An armed robber who wore a red dress and a wig when he held two female bank staff captive has been sentenced to 12 years in prison by Judge Tony Hunt for his role in a €700,000 bank heist.

A man dressed in a dress and wig, on trial arising out of a €700,000 armed bank robbery during which two female staff members were held captive, dramatically changed his plea on day-two of the hearing at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.