Three men appeared before a special sitting of Trim District Court at 7.30pm tonight charged in connection with a cash in transit robbery outside a bank on Friday.

The men had been arrested and a gun recovered following a Garda operation in Dunboyne, Co Meath on October 7.

The operation was lead by the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau and involving a number of garda units, including the Special Crime Task Force.

The men, all in their 30s, were detained at Blanchardstown and Finglas Garda Stations for questioning over the weekend.