Abbeyleix raiders to appear in court

Four men are due in court in the Midlands this evening in connection with Friday’s aborted bank robbery in Co Laois.

They were arrested after attempting to rob the AIB in Abbeyleix.

The four will appear before a special sitting of Portlaoise District Court at 7pm.

They are expected to be charged with firearms offences.

The garda who was accidentally shot by a colleague during the incident, will be laid to rest on Tuesday.

The funeral of Detective Sergeant John Eiffe, 40, will take place in Co Meath.

A private ceremony will be held in his native village of Ratoath.

The circumstances, in which the detective sergeant was killed by a colleague, are still not clear.