Ahern says Cork cash was linked to Northern Bank robbery

The cash seized during a recent garda crackdown on suspected IRA money-laundering was linked to the £26.5m (€38m) bank heist in Belfast, according to the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern.

Speaking during media interviews last night, Mr Ahern said the Gardaí were "absolutely and totally satisfied" that cash recovered during raids in Cork earlier this year was stolen during the December 20 robbery.