Sundance Walsh star in Showground at the 15m Ranch

IT’S a shame that Charlie McCreevy is shooting down the Irish film industry, because Once Upon a Time In Punchestown would be a real box office blockbuster.

Setting the scene yesterday, the deputies in the Leinster House sheriff's department were honing in on a mysterious incident where 15m was taken and invested in a ranch in the plains of Kildare.

The sub-plot appeared to involve a local bank manager, 'Butch' McCreevy, and a hombre from the south-west known as the Joe 'The Sundance Kid' Walsh.