Tractor raid on ATM foiled

A GANG has failed to raid an ATM machine, this time using a stolen tractor.

The raiders had planned to ram the machine at the Bank of Ireland in Green Street, Callan, Co Kilkenny, using the stolen vehicle. But they were disturbed by gardaí on routine patrol in a garda car.

The culprits fled the scene by car, abandoning the stolen tractor at the scene. They escaped empty-handed in the direction of Kilkenny city.