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Court of Appeal2025-07-14

Rapist father loses appeal as court finds complaint evidence was admissible

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A Donegal man has lost his appeal against conviction for raping and sexually assaulting his daughter during her childhood. The Court of Appeal dismissed the challenge on 14 July, with Mr Justice Michael MacGrath ruling that evidence of...

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Dublin Circuit Criminal Court2025-06-05

'Women shouldn’t have to live in fear going to work': Violent rapist gets 11 years for harassment and threats to three journalists

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Mark McAnaw, a man with extensive convictions for rape and violent offences, has been sentenced to eleven years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for harassing three female journalists employed by the Sunday World. The...

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Court of Appeal2025-05-08

Man who raped his daughter appeals conviction

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A man from Buncrana in County Donegal has appealed his conviction for the rape and sexual assault of his daughter during her childhood. The Court of Appeal heard the case on 8 May 2025. The appellant was found guilty in June 2023 at the...

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