A man in his 90s was beaten up at his residence by a gang of thieves armed with sticks.
The incident happened in the Balrath area of Co Meath, at 8.15pm last night.
The shocking event began when two men known to the victim called to the house and were pushed into it by the gang. The thugs then threatened the pensioner and beat him with sticks as they demanded cash. The raiders got away with a quantity of cash and mobile phones.
The injuries sustained by the elderly man have not been made public.