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A search is underway for a Dublin criminal serving a jail term who escaped from Cloverhill courthouse in Dublin on Friday morning.
The man, in his late 20s is currently serving a five-year jail term for a serious road traffic incident.
He was being brought before Cloverhill court on separate charges when he escaped.
Gardaí were informed immediately and searches are ongoing.
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A spokesman for the Irish Prison Service said: “We can confirm that a prisoner escaped today from the confines of Cloverhill courthouse while being transported back to Wheatfield prison, searches are ongoing.”