In April, the court noted that numerous character references had been submitted on behalf of the defendant Daniel Ramamoorthy, including one from a then-unnamed former TD.

A former Fianna Fáil TD has admitted to providing a character reference to sex offender Daniel Ramamoorthy

At the appeal hearing last week, Judge John Edwards noted that not a “single one” of those who provided a reference for Daniel Ramamoorthy (40) mentioned the victim or the “vile nature” of the crime.