Aggravated burglary in Sligo

The OP raises the point about how those of us on boards who live to a good age will become vulnerable to this sort of thing even if we aren't particularly vulnerable now.

Personally, I'll likely develop an interest in clay pigeon shooting before I get to pension age.

Don't expect our authorities to do anything. Since a relative of mine's health declined with them needing more care, I have become very acquainted with the utter shambles that is health and social care in this country. Why would the justice system be any different.

If, instead of 73 year old pensioners, politicians, senior Gardai, the legal profession and civil servants were being targetted for aggravated burglary, things would change.

My husbands uncle was attacked in his home by 2 bulglars (male and female)in Cork in 2020.there was a court coverage in newspapers and radio about this case.both individuals jailed.after they took his money in the house,they locked him in the bedroom where he spent 2 days untill disovered by my mother in law.all I can tell you now... from that day poor man almost stopped talking ,now living in the nursing home,on heavy meds and avoiding conacts with family.thats how hard this bulglary hit him...

Know what you are.

Anytime I'm having a bad day or feeling a bit low, I just think of this. It perks me up no end

It would be good to see crimes against the elderly receive the same media air time as other sectors of society.

It's a heinous crime that should have a zero tolerance policy too.

It's not that surprising, lower IQ types tend to attract and end up with each other. They don't think twice about breeding and then boom - Idiocracy becomes reality because as a society we all agree to do nothing about it.

Suspended sentences are completely pointless as they still run concurrently, and the judge still does what they want.

Unless the new conviction has a low sentence than the previous one's suspended portion it doesn't do anything, and the judge can still suspend the lot of it. That driver who got convicted recently for hitting the motorcyclist while driving illegally showed that, suspended + suspended = scot free.

Sadly most of it can't be changed without a referendum to amend article 34. Nothing can be specifically legislated on sentencing that takes that power away from judges.

Maybe we could light some candles?

Yet another appalling attack on an elderly defenceless genuinely vulnerable member of society. I hope to god he pulls through.

Minister McEntee has been busy lately condeming various types of crimes etc and rightly so, but has she said anything about this type and the type who do it?

This is exactly how their twisted minds work. Have absolutely no concept of right and wrong. They simply cannot fathom why some stranger has something that they don't have. (even though that same stranger is working his butt off to earn it). Same with housing, they totally believe that they are entitled to a house because everyone else has one. (preferably in their chosen location).

Of course they know what’s right or wrong. They simply don’t care about the impact their actions have on others. That’s the key difference that sets people apart.

A good fierce dog and/or a shotgun.