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The attacker has been ordered to pay €7,500 to his victim.
The boy was 15 at the time and cannot be named.
David Mantle was attacked with a walking stick by his 83-year-old victim when he broke into her house.
Daniel Malone was found guilty of demanding money with menaces in June of this year.
The victim said she did not want her husband to serve any more prison time.
A Clare man will be sentenced next week for raping his partner’s young daughter.
The man admitted to the assaults during an email exchange.
Debbie O’Reilly’s family had become concerned about her behaviour. She escaped jail time today due to her efforts at rehabilitation.
The woman, who cannot be identified, alleges that she was awoken by a rubbing sensation on her breast.
The victim was allegedly raped by one man while the other watched and refused to help her.
The victim and his friends were called “Pakis” before being attacked.
He was also found guilty of assaulting a garda and sentenced to five years in prison.