Two men accused of 'Tiger' kidnapping part of horse-owning syndicate

The trial of four men accused of kidnapping a Securicor worker and his family and robbing €2.28m has heard that two of the accused were “lifelong friends” and members of a horse-owning syndicate.

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that Jason Kavanagh (aged 39) and Mark Farrelly (aged 42) had signed up to the syndicate called “Seeking the Gold” in April 2004.