“He claims he was injured when the military conducted a raid on his village.”

“Two of the accused are also charged with using weapons stolen in the raid to attack a brewery.”

“The raid was facilitated by a lack of building security.”

“In October, another shopworker was subjected to a similar ordeal by a knife-wielding raider.”

“He made over 40 parachute jumps while serving as a rifle platoon leader, battalion adjutant, and commander of a raider platoon.”

“The raider was brandishing a weapon which gardai have refused to be more specific about.”

“The new raiders were even more dangerous than their ninth-century ancestors.”

“But they were not invaders who came to stay or to conquer, they were raiders in search of booty and ransom.”

“If they had not been on the watch for raiders, they would have had time to find it beautiful.”