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 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 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 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.

Three men have jailed for 25 and 12 years for carrying out a “tiger kidnapping” four years ago.

Three men have been convicted of carrying out a €2.28m “tiger kidnapping” robbery four years ago.

Deliberations in the trial of five men accused of involvement in a €2.28m "tiger kidnapping" robbery will not begin until next week because several jurors have tickets for tonight's U2 concert.

Closing speeches have finished in the trial of five men accused of involvement in a €2.28m "tiger kidnapping" robbery.

The father of the alleged inside man in a €2.28m "tiger kidnapping" robbery has claimed he was with him on the day in question.

A detective garda has said he took a copy of a private home’s security camera footage as part of an investigation into a €2.28m "tiger kidnapping" robbery.

A detective sergeant has revealed that a man on trial for a €2.28m "tiger kidnapping" robbery said one of his co-accused rang him on the morning of the crime.

A detective garda has revealed he found a Burberry scarf, several mobile phones and a large amount of cash after raiding the home of an accused man in a €2.28m "tiger kidnapping" trial.

A Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jury has heard further technical evidence of traffic between phone numbers in a €2.28m "tiger kindnapping" investigation.

A phone company engineer has revealed the heavy call traffic between mobile phone numbers in a €2.28m "tiger kidnapping" investigation.

The Securicor driver in a "tiger kidnapping" four years ago has confirmed there had been a rumour in his company that someone was followed home before the €2.28m robbery.

A jury has been sworn in for the trial of five men accused of robbing €2.28m in a "tiger kidnapping" three years ago.

The trial of five men accused of robbing €2.28m in a "tiger kidnapping" three years ago will begin tomorrow after a jury was sworn in at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Five men accused of robbing €2.28m in a "tiger kidnapping" three years ago have pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Gardai in Dublin are searching for two people this morning in connection with an attack on a taxi driver in Coolock last night.