The 24-year-old man was convicted of attempted oral rape, sexual assault and engaging in a sexual act with a child under 15 following a Central Criminal Court trial earlier this month.

A former secondary school teacher who was convicted of the oral rape of one of his students over 30 years ago has been struck off from the register of teachers

Canning, who was married to Ms Daly’s aunt, was between 37 and 43 years old during the abuse, which took place in his home.

The court heard there was “significant dysfunction” and violence within the family home

Bill Irish, of Mountain Road, Airmount, Slieverue, Kilkenny, was convicted by a jury following a trial last November of sexual assault and oral rape.

The four children were aged between 12 and 17 at the time of the offending.

The 45-year-old pleaded guilty to one charge of oral rape of the then 17-year-old girl at her home