“You don’t volunteer for this kind of job — you do it when you have to,” said octogenarian Peter Riordan, Ireland’s National Carer of the Year.

Sentencing of a 16-year-old girl, who preyed on two elderly women by acting as a "decoy" while their homes were being burgled, has been adjourned pending the outcome of a separate prosecution.

Sentencing of a 16-year-old girl, who preyed on two elderly women by acting as a “decoy” while their homes were being burgled, has been adjourned pending the outcome of a separate prosecution.