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Sexual assault defendants and complainants equally prone to memory gaps – study

Both defendants and complainants in sexual assault cases are equally prone to memory distortions, new research suggests. The results of the study from University College Dublin and University College Cork puts a focus on why complainants’ memories ...

30 Jul 2025 at 15:05

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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 allegedly assaulted. Nikita Hand, who is ...

07 Nov 2024 at 17:07

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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 understood ...

27 Dec 2023 at 11:20

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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 ...

16 Jan 2024 at 15:24

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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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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 ...

23 Feb 2022 at 13:44

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Two men arrested in Leitrim sexual assault case

Two men have been arrested and questioned in connection with a "serious" sexual assault in Manorhamilton over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. Gardai said there was a report of a sexual assault on a female in Manorhamilton ...

20 Apr 2017 at 12:06

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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 her ...

23 Jul 2024 at 19:01

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BREAKING: Gardai investigate report of sexual assault in Drumcoura

Gardai are investigating an alleged sexual assault of a female at the Cowboys and Heroes Festival, Drumcoura, Co Leitrim at the weekend. Gardai received a report from management of the festival on Saturday morning, ...

04 Jun 2018 at 16:10

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'Horrific, sick, vile, evil acts' carried out on 13-year-old Donegal boy

A Donegal priest has hit out at what he called sick, vile, shocking, horrific and evil acts perpetrated against a young child following the conviction of a former priest at Letterkenny Circuit Court last Thursday. ...

16 Feb 2021 at 23:00

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Man, 26, appears in court charged with sexual assault of girl in Dublin

A 26-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the sexual assault of a girl in Dublin. The alleged incident took place in Garter Lane, Saggart, on Monday. The man cannot be named because of the nature of ...

21 Oct 2025 at 11:21

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Irish tourist sexually assaulted and €8,000 Rolex torn from wrist in horror attack in Italy

A young Irish tourist is recovering after a teenage boy allegedly sexually assaulted her and stole a valuable €8,000 watch from her wrist. The 26 year-old tourist, who was on holiday in northern Italy with ...

26 Aug 2024 at 12:07

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