Four of seven of the woman's family members were convicted last month of a combined total of 13 counts of abusing her following an eight-month trial in the Central Criminal Court. They are her uncle and three younger half brothers.

Gerard McCarthy (64) pleaded guilty to 24 sample counts of rape and 24 sample counts of indecent assault on dates between 1979 and 1985.

Decades after he first abused young swimmers under his care, a Central Criminal Court jury today found Gibney, guilty of 39 counts of indecent assault and one count of attempted rape

The 35-year-old was convicted following a Central Criminal Court trial in May of two counts of rape, 10 sample counts of sexual assault and one count of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child.

The 79-year-old man is charged with 74 counts of sexually abusing four girls in the 1970s and 1980s.

Many of the victims were students at the school when Sharkey preyed on them, with one victim just seven years of age when the abuse began.

The child was aged between six and eight years old at the time, while the accused man was aged between 36 and 38 years old.

Jurors were unable to agree a verdict in relation to two other men, who were also accused of the sexual abuse of the woman.

A woman who was sexually abused and raped as a teenager has told her rapist that “prison is not enough for people like you”

The 33-year-old Midlands man, who can't be named to protect the anonymity of the child, was confronted by his new girlfriend in August 2024 when she found two videos of the man abusing his daughter on an old phone of his, the Central Criminal Court heard.

Anthony Lynch (42) was found guilty by a jury following a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial last February of one count of sexually assaulting a young man on December 12th, 2024.

Judge Greally sentenced Connolly to a global 15-year prison term, which she backdated to when he went into custody in February of this year.

The 52-year-old man had denied the charges but was convicted following a trial by a Central Criminal Court jury.

The pastor had denied the allegations and stood trial in the Central Criminal Court earlier this year. He has no previous convictions.

The six men on trial, aged between 33 and 55, face a combined total of 20 charges - 16 of which pertain to the main complainant, who is deaf.

In 2021, one of the girls made a disclosure to a teacher, and the complaint was referred to the Child and Family Agency, Tusla.

Collins was aged seven at the start of the offending in February 1980, and Jordan was aged 14.

A man who sexually abused his two young cousins he was babysitting has been jailed for nine years

Six men face a combined total of 20 charges – 16 of which pertain to the main complainant, who is deaf. They are her three uncles and her three younger brothers.

The judge said that one testimonial on the man’s behalf is 'rather disturbing' as it 'speaks without referring to these offences' of the man 'having a strong moral compass'.

The men were originally charged with a combined total of 103 charges against them – most of which pertained to the main complainant, who is deaf.

Tommy Barry (67) was jailed for 12 and a half years on Monday by Judge Karen O’Connor at the Central Criminal Court.

The now 19-year-old was delivering her victim impact statement during the sentencing of her 39-year-old father.

Tom White had regular access to the girl's house and repeatedly touched her inappropriately and subjected her to lewd commentary and physical abuse, his sentence hearing was told on Monday.

He pleaded guilty to two further counts of sexual assault before the start of the trial.

He was aged between 13 and 15 at the time, while his cousin was aged between eight and 10 years old.

The 24-year-old Dublin man, who cannot be named to protect the anonymity of the victim, pleaded guilty to 19 counts of sexually abusing the boy on dates between September 2023 and December 2024.

Kevin Keenan (56) of Casement Grove, Finglas West, Dublin, pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault on dates between 2004 and 2006.

The man acknowledges the verdicts of the jury but continues to protest his innocence, defence counsel Brian McInerney told the court.

The boy was 11 years old when he was sexually abused over a period of months by his cousin, who was aged between 15 and 16 years old during the offending.

On Monday, Akbar Moqadar was handed a sentence of seven years with the final 12 months suspended for three years on strict conditions.

Sean Monaghan was 15 to 16 years old at the time, while his sister was between 10 and 11 years old.

A former school caretaker has been told he will spend another two years in custody for the regular sexual abuse of a teenage boy at a school in the 1990s

Noel Farrell, of Rathedmond Estate, Co Sligo, made no visible reaction as the sentence was handed down, while the complainants in the case embraced each other.

The court heard that the parents of the child even moved house so they would not be near the defendant.

The abuse of the three girls occurred in various locations in Westmeath on dates between 2001 and 2011.

This man, referred to as Accused F, has denied five counts – three counts of anal rape and two counts of raping his older sister on dates between 2007 and 2010.

This man, referred to as Accused E, is accused of 16 counts of sexual abuse against his sister over an eight-year period between 2003 and 2011.

The court heard the defendant had pleaded not guilty to a total of 11 counts of indecently assaulting the two boys on different dates in the 1980s, and following a trial, a jury found him guilty on seven of the counts and not guilty on four counts.

The father, who tried to blame the Devil for his actions, showed no emotion at his sentencing on Wednesday morning.

The man is not being named to protect the victim's right to anonymity.

The man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of his victims, appeared before the Central Criminal Court in Cork on Monday for sentencing.

Survivors, therapists and campaigners have called for an all-out ban on the use of therapy notes in sexual abuse trials.