A robber who “ranks amongst the all time stupidest criminals to come before the courts” has been jailed for a botched armed robbery where the raiders had to be rescued by the fire brigade.

A second man has been jailed for a botched armed robbery where the raiders had to be rescued by the fire brigade after they had been locked in by an accomplice.

The armed robbery of a gold storage business turned into a "fiasco" when the raiders had to be rescued by the fire brigade after locking themselves in, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

Terrified staff were tied up during an attempted armed robbery in a city centre shop today.

TWO men have appeared before Dublin District Court in relation to one of the country’s biggest ever seizures of cannabis, worth over €13m.