Man jailed for holding cash from tiger kidnap

A man has been jailed after he was caught with €1.7m, part of the proceeds of a bank heist following the tiger kidnapping of a bank employee.

The court heard that a total of €7.66m had been taken from Bank of Ireland, College Green, Dublin, on Feb 26, 2009, after a staff member, his girlfriend, and her family were imprisoned by armed men at their home in Kilteel, Co Kildare.

Darren O’Brien, aged 27, of North Strand, Dublin 3, pleaded guilty to handling stolen cash on Feb 27, 2009. O’Brien has 27 previous convictions.