Gardaí in Limerick are searching for two men who escaped from officers while on their way back from court this morning.
The two escaped from a Garda van on Mulgrave Street, near Mulgrave Street Prison, to where they had been earlier remanded in custody.
A Garda spokesman said another vehicle may have been waiting to pick up the prisoners after their escape.
The two are believed to have been charged in relation to a bank robbery last year.