Pensioner describers 'nightmare' attack with wooden paddle

Michael Manning,81, Lee Estate, Limerick, was assaulted at his home in Limerick

A pensioner who was beaten with a wooden boat paddle at his home, by a man who demanded “twenty quid,” has described the attack as “a nightmare.”

Brave Michael Manning, 81, said he tried to fend off the “animal,” who attacked him at his home in Limerick city.