A man who participated in the tiger kidnapping of a family with a 10-week-old baby has had his nine-year prison sentence increased to 15 years following an appeal by prosecutors.

The Government is being urged to insist cash-in-transit workers receive training to help them deal with potential tiger-kidnapping situations.

Investigations are continuing into a tiger kidnapping in Dublin which has left a family of three traumatised.

The body which represents cash-in-transit workers has condemned the tiger kidnapping in which €200,000 was taken and three people were traumatised, and said it had warned staff in recent weeks of such risks.

Gardaí are hunting for at least three raiders involved in a kidnapping and robbery this morning.

Gardaí are investigating the kidnapping of a family in Dublin this morning.

Two men previously jailed for taking part in a 2005 tiger raid have been found not guilty after a “dramatic” ruling that mobile phone records cannot be used as evidence in the case.

A Ballymun man has been jailed for eight years for taking part in a 'tiger' kidnapping at the home of former All-Ireland hurling star Adrian Ronan.

Gardaí believe that the Co Limerick family held hostage by an armed gang on Wednesday night were targeted mistakenly.

New legislation to tackle the growth of so-called 'tiger' kidnappings in Ireland is being proposed by Fianna Fáil today.

One of alleged raiders in a €2.28m "tiger kidnapping" fell asleep during the incident and had to be woken up by his accomplice, a trial has heard.

Gardaí are investigating a kidnapping and an armed robbery in Co Laois.

Gardaí have launched an investigation after a kidnapping and attempted robbery at the GPO in Dublin.

Gardaí in Dublin have today arrested two men in connection with a kidnapping in Irishtown earlier this year.

Justice Minister Dermot Ahern has today criticised bank officials for failing to implement the agreed protocols to ensure that their employees are protected.

Three men were being questioned today in connection with a €200,000 “tiger kidnapping” robbery that sparked a row between gardai and bankers over security protocols.

Bank workers’ representatives claimed today that cashiers and branch staff should not be criticised for handing over cash when their friends or loved ones are taken hostage in a ’tiger’ kidnapping.

Gardaí have released, without charge, the final four people they were questioning over a 'tiger' kidnapping in Kilkenny last year.

Gardaí are continuing to question a man in his 20s this morning in connection with a 'tiger' kidnapping in Dublin last Friday.

Gardaí in Louth are looking for at least three men in connection with yesterday's 'tiger' kidnapping in Co Louth.

The hunt continues for the gang behind a 'tiger' robbery in Dublin yesterday.

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

Justice Minster Dermot Ahern is meeting with the Garda Commissioner and representatives from the banks today for talks on the latest tiger kidnappings.

Gardaí in Dublin have arrested a man in his 20s in connection with a tiger robbery last month in the north of the city.

Gardaí investigating the kidnapping of a bank worker in Dublin last month are today appealing to two women to come forward with information.

Three of the seven people detained as part the Garda investigation into last weekend's robbery of more than €7m from the Bank of Ireland have lost their High Court bid to be released on the grounds that their detention is unlawful.

An armed gang kidnapped a woman and pretended her sister's children were being held hostage while they robbed her workplace, police said today.

Police in the North are investigating a so-called tiger kidnapping in which a mother and her two children were held hostage.

The two men being questioned about so called Tiger kidnappings in Belfast have been released from custody pending reports to the Public Prosecution Service.

Hostage-taking raids are on the rise in the North, it was revealed today.

Fresh strategies to tackle the surge in Tiger kidnappings are to be mapped out in talks to be held today.

Firms delivering massive sums of cash have stepped up their security as efforts to stop tiger-kidnapping gangs continue, it was revealed today.

The leading cash-in-transit firm Securicor has introduced new security measures in a bid to prevent future robberies of its vehicles.

A voluntary code drawn up to ensure the safety of cash-in-transit workers may never work, Tánaiste and Minister for Justice Michael McDowell admitted last night.

A voluntary code drawn up to ensure the safety of cash-in-transit workers may never work, Tánaiste and Minister for Justice Michael McDowell admitted tonight.

The Irish Bank Officials’ Association (IBOA) has today warned its 20,000 members to think carefully before agreeing to become key holders.

A husband and wife today became the latest victims of a 'tiger' kidnapping in which an armed gang got away with almost €2m.