Cork burglars caught in elderly couple's home while they were at Mass jailed for seven years

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Two Cork city burglars targeting the home of a very elderly couple in north Cork attending Saturday evening Mass were caught red-handed by armed gardaí who were in the house waiting for the raiders to arrive.

The intelligence-led garda investigation which kept one step ahead of a gang who carefully planned their crime over a number of days has culminated in seven-year jail terms being imposed on two men.