Businessman fends off armed robber

A 75-YEAR-OLD Limerick businessman told yesterday how he tackled a gunman who tried to rob his shop.

Businessman fends off armed robber
Wed, 22 Jun, 2005 - 01:00
Jimmy Woulfe, Mid-West Correspondent

The raider armed with a handgun got more than he bargained for when he held up Vincent Power.

Vincent, who suffers from a heart condition, tackled the gunman who was in his 20s and bundled him out of his William Street shop.

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