Gardai have launched a major search after a prisoner escaped from Bray Court House this morning.
The incident happened shortly after 11.30 am when the prisoner walked out through the door with the jury.
The man who is suspected of committing a violent crime and is currently on remand at Cloverhill Prison, where he is awaiting trial.
It is understood that this is the second time the man has escaped recently. He escaped from a hospital visit last month according to sources.