Hand back cash, pleads charity to gang

A CHARITY organisation has appealed to a criminal gang to return €100,000 consisting mostly of old Irish coins which was stolen during a raid in Dublin early yesterday morning.

Armed robbers held up security staff at the Pennies from Heaven charity at Clancy Barracks in Islandbridge shortly after 2.45am.

Three members of the gang used a shotgun to overpower two security men before tying them up and making off with over £80,000 in coins. Nobody was injured during the raid which lasted almost an hour.