Leader is believed to be hiding in Dublin

GARDAÍ were zeroing in on the gang behind the Kilkenny tiger kidnapping last night and the criminal boss who is thought to have gone into hiding in his base in Dublin.

Attempts to track the gang were being made through examining the phone of Bank of Ireland employee Adrian Ronan, which he used to ring a number the robbers were on during the attempted robbery.

Gardaí also carried out a forensic trawl of the Ronan’s family home in Michael’s Church, Ballycallan, in a bid to identify the robbers.