Gardaí are appealing for information after yesterday's tiger kidnapping in West Dublin.

During the raid a mother and daughter were held hostage in a van, while a male family member was forced to hand over money.

It's believed the man, who's a cash in transit employee, was made deliver at least 200-thousand Euro to the three-man gang.

The incident caused a major security alert at Dublin Aiport.

The family weren't physically hurt during the incident but are said to be traumatised - and the trade union SIPTU who represents cash-in-transit workers, is now calling for specialist kidnap training for workers.