Over €12,000 has been raised so far for a brother and sister who had their life savings stolen in a terrifying knifepoint burglary.
Gardai are investigating after a masked thug held 79-year-old Gerry O'Halloran and his sister Mary, 83, at knifepoint during the incident in Cork city after 7.30am on Sunday.
Gerry was confronted by a man, armed with a large blade, in the hallway at his home in sheltered accommodation in Boyce’s Street.