Once inside the Dublin bank shortly after midnight, there efforts at disabling the security system got underway immediately. The robbers who expected to find two large safes filled with cash and valuables, were surprised to see hundreds of smaller safes throughout the bank.
The robbers cracked the first safe's combination, and inside they found only a small bowl of vanilla pudding.
As recorded on the banks audio system, one robber said, ' At least we'll have a bit to eat.'
The robbers opened a second safe, and it also contained nothing but vanilla pudding. The process continued until all the safes were opened.
They did not find one pound sterling, a diamond or an ounce of gold. Instead all the safes contained covered little bowls of pudding.
Disappointed the robbers made a quiet exit, each leaving with nothing more than a queasy uncomfortably full stomach. The newspaper headline read:
'IRELAND'S LARGEST SPERM BANK ROBBED EARLY THIS MORNING'........