Gardaí at the home of Tom Niland, 73, in Skreen, Co Sligo, who was assaulted by a gang who broke into his house. Picture: James Connolly
The reaction to the murder of Ashling Murphy in Tullamore last month felt like something of a watershed. The shocking nature of that attack, on a young woman going about her business, united the country in a conviction that more must be done to prevent violence against women. The attacks on several elderly people in the past few weeks have not caused the same degree of anger or shock. For some reason, we have become...
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