A cement mixer truck which caused disruption outside Anglo Irish Bank in the city centre this morning has been removed and impounded.

The truck was locked with the engine running and abandoned outside the branch on Forster Street.

The mixer is painted red and white and has the words "Toxic Bank" and "Anglo Irish Bank" written across it.

Registration plates were also removed making it difficult to identify the owner.

It'll remain under Garda lock-and-key until the owner comes forward to collect it, according to a Garda spokesperson.