Two men who tied up and robbed a woman carried out the raid after watching a video, a sentencing hearing has been told.

The Carers’ Association have expressed outrage at the decision of the Department of the Environment to cut the senior alert scheme budget by over half, from €2.24m in 2012 to €1.15m this year.

A Donegal businessman has offered a €5,000 reward for information leading to the prosecution of those who attacked 96-year-old Margaret ‘Greta’ Lilly.

Thieves who attacked a 96-year-old woman stole a “substantial” amount of money she was saving to have new windows put in her home.

Gardaí in Donegal are searching for two men who broke into the home of a 96-year-old woman last night, assaulting her and stealing money.