A 75-year-old man was attacked and tied up at his home in Ballygar in Galway shortly before 10pm yesterday.
Two men and a woman broke into the house and tied up the man before ransacking his home and escaping with money.
The man managed to free himself and raise the alarm at a neighbour's house. He was taken to Roscommon County Hospital where he is being treated.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Roscommon Garda Station on 090-6638300.
