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Trump cutting Ireland trip short to ‘confront’ accuser in New York case

Former US president Donald Trump said he cut his trip to Ireland short so he could return to “confront” his accuser in a New York civil rape case, which he described as a “political attack”. Mr Trump departed Shannon Airport at approximately 5.30pm ...

04 May 2023 at 18:09

Local News

Leinster man gets just two years in jail for raping young cousin on grandmother's farm

A 15-year-old boy who was regularly raped and abused by his older cousin as a young child has said he is “sentenced to life”. The boy told the Central Criminal Court how he tried to take his own life to “stop the pain in my head”. The court heard ...

01 Jul 2024 at 18:33

Scotland

Almost 50 rape cases ‘diverted from prosecution’ since 2018

Almost 50 reported cases of rape were subject to “diversion from prosecution” by the Crown Office in the last five years, figures obtained by the Conservatives show. In an answer to a parliamentary question, Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC said ...

02 Aug 2023 at 18:34

Scotland

Government drops plan to pilot juryless rape trials

Ministers have dropped plans for juryless rape trials to be piloted in Scotland after failing to secure cross-party support. Under the proposed pilot, a single judge, or possibly a panel, would have provided a verdict in certain rape cases ...

31 Oct 2024 at 13:40

Scotland

Defence lawyers welcome Government’s ‘humiliating U-turn’ on juryless trials

The Scottish Government’s decision to drop it proposal for juryless rape trials has been branded a “humiliating U-turn” by the body representing defence lawyers. The plans for a pilot scheme were opposed by the majority of the legal ...

31 Oct 2024 at 16:59

Briton `distraught’ after Cyprus court acquits five men accused of raping her

A British tourist is “really shocked, sad and distraught” after charges against the five Israeli men she accused of gang-raping her in a hotel were dropped by a court in Cyprus, her lawyer has said. On Monday, a three-member Assize ...

01 Apr 2025 at 20:45

Local News

Leinster man gets just two years in jail for raping young cousin on grandmother's farm

01 Jul 2024 at 18:33

National News

'He brutalised me' - Man gets just two years in jail for raping young cousin on family farm

01 Jul 2024 at 17:10

National News

Irish woman raped by stepfather on her 15th birthday bravely waives anonymity to name him

A woman who was raped by her stepfather on her 15th birthday has waived her anonymity to allow him to be named. Anthony Byrne (55) was found guilty following a Central Criminal Court trial in May of two counts of raping his ...

22 Jul 2024 at 19:20

National News

Young woman raped with bottle in Galway bravely waives anonymity to name attacker

A woman who was raped with a bottle following a night out has said that she wants to be a “support and advocate for other victims of sexual violence” as she is aware that not every victim gets to see their attacker ...

17 Jun 2024 at 17:44

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