Accomplice wore dress but forgot to shave before bank raid

One in a dress and the other in an ill-fitting suit, two men tried to rob a building society in what was described in court as a “shambolic operation”.

Martin Collins, aged 21, and his accomplice made an appointment with the manager. He was wearing the bad suit. His accomplice, though dressed as a woman, was unshaven and wearing a poor quality, black wig.

Their story: The “woman” had been awarded €2.9m by the State and wanted to invest it.