Four in court over fatal robbery attempt

Four men have appeared in court charged over a foiled armed robbery in which one man was shot dead by gardaí.

Gareth Molloy, aged 28, from Sheriff street in Dublin was shot dead and another man wounded last May after gardaí moved in on a gang which had targetted a cash in transit van delivering money to an ATM on Foxborough Road in Lucan.

This afternoon Darren Keane (aged 24), of Foxdene avenue in Clondalkin, Derek Hutch (aged 25) of Chapel Farm Avenue in Lusk, Gareth Hutch (aged 29) of Drumalee Avenue in Dublin city centre and John Boylan (aged 23) of Foxdene avenue in Clondalkin appeared before Blanchardstown District Court.

They were charged with possession of a sawn-off shotgun and attempting to rob a securicor employee on Foxborough road.

They were remanded in custody until May 17 to appear again before the same court;