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Conor McGregor rape accuser telling ‘web of lies’, court hears

A woman who claims she was raped by Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor in a Dublin hotel has been accused of telling a “web of lies” in the hours following the alleged incident. Nikita Hand, who is also known as Nikita Ni Laimhin, is ...

08 Nov 2024 at 16:43

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Irish rugby fan allegedly abducted and raped in France after World Cup game

FRENCH investigators have opened an investigation after an Irish woman was allegedly raped in Bordeaux where Ireland played their first game of the tournament over the weekend. Local media reported that the woman was attacked overnight on Sunday ...

11 Sept 2023 at 15:17

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'Inexcusable' - Former swimming coach Derry O'Rourke jailed for ten years for rape of young girl

Former international swimming coach and serial child abuser Derry O’Rourke has been jailed for ten years for the rape and sexual assault of a young teenager 35 years ago. O’Rourke (78) of Virgina Road, Cavan, had pleaded not guilty at the ...

31 Jul 2024 at 15:22

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'Sadistic' - Man who cut his heavily pregnant wife's genitals jailed for 12 years

A man who regularly beat his wife, sexually abused her and cut her vagina with a knife when she was heavily pregnant has been jailed for 12 years. The 46-year-old man, who can't be named to protect the identity of his victim, was found ...

04 Jun 2024 at 16:00

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'We all have a role to play' - Harris launches new campaign on consent in Irish society

A new campaign to educate Irish society on consent has been launched. The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC), alongside the Minister for Justice, Simon Harris TD, and Community Foundation Ireland, today (March 22) launched the ...

22 Mar 2023 at 16:55

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Irishman accused for alleged rape of woman in the US

An Irishman has been accused of an alleged rape of a woman in the US over the St Patrick's Day weekend. The man, who is thought to be a firefighter from Dublin, was brought before Boston Municipal Court on Monday March 18 ...

19 Mar 2024 at 12:56

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Uncle jailed for 'deliberate and calculated' abuse of his nephew

A man who repeatedly and forcibly raped his nephew and threatened to stab his parents if he told anyone has been jailed for 11 years. The 58-year-old Cork man, who can't be named to protect his victim's identity, was ...

05 Mar 2024 at 13:51

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Man jailed for seven years for rape of wife witnessed by child

A Wicklow man who continued to rape his wife after their young child walked into the room has been jailed. The 40-year-old man was convicted of one count of rape in January 2017 following a Central Criminal Court ...

25 Oct 2024 at 19:06

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'Forever changed me' - Ex-wife gives powerful impact statement as husband jailed for rape and coercive control

A 48-year-old Portuguese man has been jailed for eight years at the Central Criminal Court for the rape and coercive control of his wife. Sergio Correia, of Front Street, Ardara, Co.Donegal, was convicted by a ...

21 Oct 2024 at 19:46

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Co-accused in midlands rape trial said girl was very drunk and did not know 'what where how'

One of the four men accused of raping a teenage girl “one after another” told gardai that after the alleged events he thought she “might come to her senses” and go to the police, a trial has heard. The four ...

22 Mar 2022 at 17:51

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Northern Ireland prosecuting authority received 600 rape files over past year

The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) in Northern Ireland received 600 files for suspected rape offences in the past year. The PPS has published a statistical bulletin of cases which revealed that in the ...

01 Dec 2022 at 14:51

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'I deserve this' - Man who raped 13-year-old after driving to buy weed jailed for 7 years

A man who raped a 13-year-old girl while on bail for the defilement of another teenager has been jailed for seven years. The man (22) admitted raping the 13-year-old girl and falsely imprisoning her ...

26 Jul 2024 at 16:19

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