A 43-year-old woman was found guilty yesterday of handling a stolen safe that was taken from the home of an elderly woman in the countryside near Cork City.

A 43-year-old woman in dressing gown and pyjamas arrested near a house in the countryside where a safe was stolen during a burglary told gardaí she was in the area to go for a walk.

About 10 miles from the city, Gortnalee’s on a road with lots of one-off bungalow homes, so doesn’t in any way feel remote.