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Ex-Celtic star Paddy McCourt protests innocence in court appearance on sex charge

Former Celtic and Northern Ireland footballer Paddy McCourt insisted he is “definitely not guilty” when he appeared in court accused of sexual assault. The 38-year-old, from Wheatfield Court in Muff, Co Donegal, appeared at Londonderry Magistrates’ ...

23 Feb 2022 at 13:44

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Women of Honour: We did not see inquiry terms before approval by Cabinet

The Women of Honour group said they were not given sight of the terms of reference for the forthcoming Defence Forces tribunal before it was approved by Cabinet. The terms of reference for the tribunal of inquiry into the Defence Forces handling ...

16 Jan 2024 at 15:24

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Former Celtic footballer cleared of sexual assault following appeal

Former footballer Patrick McCourt has been cleared of a charge of sexually assaulting a young woman after the prosecution offered no evidence in his appeal against conviction. Mr McCourt (40) of Wheatfield Court in Muff, Co. Donegal had been ...

05 Dec 2023 at 16:47

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Middle aged man found guilty of groping two 14-year-olds in Kilkenny

A middle-aged man has been convicted of two counts of sexual assault following an incident with two 14 year-old girls, in the centre of Kilkenny in the middle of the afternoon. The man, who can not be identified for legal reasons, was ...

27 Dec 2023 at 11:36

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Donegal roads shut after alleged sexual assault on Christmas Eve

A number of roads in Gweedore were sealed off on Christmas Eve following an alleged sexual assault. The incident occurred at around 2am on December 24 in the area of Bunbeg. A woman was allegedly attacked on a public road. It is ...

27 Dec 2023 at 11:20

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KILDARE: Man faces 73 claims of sexually assaulting niece

A man facing 73 allegations of sexually assaulting a niece has appeared in Naas District Court. The defendant, aged in his sixties, faces remained silent when the charges were put to him in a garda station. Detective Garda ...

31 Jan 2023 at 17:00

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Man loses appeal against conviction for sexual assault on his godson and the latter’s cousin

A Belfast man has lost an appeal against his conviction and six-and-half year jail sentence for the sexual assault of his godson and that boy’s cousin. Some of the offences occurred at a caravan park in Donegal which the ...

19 Apr 2021 at 20:56

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Teenage babysitter preyed upon by Galway man in his 40s describes him as 'sub-human'

A Galway man will be sentenced later for the repeated sexual assault of a teenage girl who babysat his young children. The 54-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the now 28-year-old woman, ...

22 Jul 2024 at 19:38

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Elderly Dublin man jailed for 7 years for molesting his young granddaughters

One of two sisters who were sexually abused by their grandfather has said that he “deserve every horrible thing that happens” to him and that she hates him for what he did to them. The now 22-year-old woman read ...

23 Jul 2024 at 19:01

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School soccer coach found guilty of engaging in sexual acts with minor girl

A school soccer coach has been found guilty of engaging in sexual acts with a teenage girl nearly 15 years ago. The 61-year-old Dublin man had pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to 30 counts of ...

23 Jul 2024 at 20:58

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He told me he’d kill me – Conor McGregor rape accuser was ‘afraid for her life’

A woman who alleges she was raped by Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor in a Dublin hotel said “he told me he’d kill me”, when her then partner asked who she had been with on the day she was ...

07 Nov 2024 at 17:07

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Conor McGregor rape accuser thought she would never see her daughter again

A woman who has accused Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor of raping her has told a court she thought she would never see her young daughter again when the MMA star was “choking” her. ...

06 Nov 2024 at 16:36

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