Tetra assists gardaí to foil raid

USE of the new Garda telecommunications system, Tetra, led to the fast apprehension of three men following an attempted raid on an ATM, in Castleisland, in Co Kerry, early on Saturday.

Also, tip-offs from several people who saw a mechanical digger being used to rip the ATM from the wall of the AIB Bank, on Main Street, helped foil a €1 million robbery.

The drama started at 4.50am and gardaí from Tralee, Killarney and Listowel rushed to the scene.