Priest tied to radiator as home ransacked

A priest who was tied up in his home and robbed was back at work the following morning, carrying out his duties.

But Fr Pat O’Brien, parish priest of Caherlistrane in north Co Galway, admitted he was badly shaken by the ordeal after four raiders broke into his house on Friday evening.

They tied him to a radiator and ransacked his house before fleeing with a small amount of money. Fr O’Brien, who is in his 60s, eventually managed to free himself and raise the alarm at a neighbour’s house.