Ex-teacher, 97, robbed

A 97-YEAR-OLD retired schoolteacher has vowed to remain in his home despite being the victim of an aggravated burglary.

Joe Madden, a popular resident of Balbriggan, Co Dublin, came face to face with the knife-wielding burglar.

Mr Madden has told friends he will remain in his Church Street home, where he has lived for more than four decades. He lives alone and is described as highly independent. The burglar, described as being in his early 20s, stole 30 from his victim’s pocket.