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Don is in his 80s and lives alone. He and his befriender Dana discuss a tough year.
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Don is in his 80s and lives alone. He and his befriender Dana discuss a tough year.
The coroner said it was ‘disheartening’ that the man’s absence from day-to-day life was not noted sooner.
It’s understood that the 21-year-old was known to the victim.
Brian Dunne (33) was sentenced to four and a half years in prison for the offences.
The man pleaded guilty to 18 counts of rape and sexual abuse.
The body of Rosie Hanrahan, aged 78, was found in her home at New Road Thomondgate in Limerick last Friday.
The body of Rosie Hanrahan, aged 78, was found in her home at New Road Thomondgate in Limerick last Friday.
The 77-year-old,had denied 60 counts of sexual assaulting and 14 counts of raping his daughter.
She has been given a suspended sentence.
The 82-year-old was knocked to the ground and punched in the face by a woman who had asked her for money.
The man had been the victim of a scam involving alleged Ministry of Justice bank charges.
The man is being questioned by police.
The incident happened in the townland of Glaiseach Bheag.
The 92-year-old man was taken home by police.
27-year-old Ruzmond Muwaniri, who suffers from schizophrenia, is also facing sentencing for punching another man in the face and smashing his teeth.
The pensioner’s two sons had been killed in the past few years and was in ill health when she was robbed.
The assault occurred when three men broke into the pensioner’s (a man in his late 80s) home on the night of 16 March.
Appearing on RTÉ’s Liveline earlier today, a pensioner described the experience in which his wallet was stolen.
Police suspect a murder-suicide as there are no indication of involvement by a third party.
89-year-old Galway woman Teresa Scahill has had her late husband’s deposit honoured by the bank after they initially refused to do so.
The 81-year-old went missing last summer but his remains were not identified until last week.
A quantity of cash and other items were taken during the burglary.
The woman was walking her dog early this morning when the man grabbed her.
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James Mulqueen was 92-years-old when he died five years ago.
The 77-year-old was assaulted at an apartment in Coolock.
Luckily, she was already scheduled for a colonoscopy.
Pat is 65 today. He’s looking well…
Pat Kelly was disappointed to hear that the respite grant had been cut but is happy that pensioners don’t seem to have been too badly effected.
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The woman isn’t happy.
…and he wasted no time in taking aim and firing.
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A younger man has been arrested after the 71-year-old died from his injuries.
Edward Boyan was found stabbed in the chest, by firefighters who were called to a blaze at his retirement flat.
The woman in her 80s was reportedly attacked by two youths after they gained entry to her house in Belfast.
Kenneth Lyons appeared before Cork District Court this morning.