More pensioners than ever applying for personal security devices
Information provided by the Department of the Environment shows that last year, more than 10,000 people received the partly-funded security equipment under the scheme.
It follows a spate of high-profile attacks on elderly people, including a spate of attacks on the home of pensioner farmer Michael McMahon in Co Clare two years ago, and a raid on the home of 78-year-old Phyllis McGee in Co Donegal last year. Mr McMahon fled his home shortly after a robbery and has not been back.
