Four held over foiled robbery

GARDAÍ investigating the foiled armed robbery of a cash-in-transit van on Friday have until lunchtime today to either charge or release four men being held in connection with the attack.

The men, all of whom were arrested nearby after officers from the organised crime unit and national surveillance unit prevented the attempted heist, have been questioned at the Lucan and Ronanstown garda stations under Section 30 of the Offences against the State Act 1939 since Friday afternoon.

Three were arrested after fleeing the scene in a car, while another individual was arrested when a taxi he was driving collided with a roundabout as he left the surrounding area.