Wednesday 28 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

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3 cases in Wexford, latest report first

  1. No. 0096

    Man jailed for six and a half years for raping teenage cousin in Wexford

    Rape · Wexford

    Victim: woman, 16Suspect: man, 24

    A man, aged 20 at the time of the offence and 24 at sentencing, who cannot be named to protect the victim's anonymity, was sentenced at the Central Criminal Court in October 2026 to six and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to raping his 16-year-old second cousin at her home in Wexford between 8 and 10 June 2023. The man, who had just been released from a prison sentence for assault causing harm and had previous convictions including two for sexual assault, had been allowed to stay with the victim's family by her father after his own family refused to take him in. He entered the girl's bedroom, blocked her, put his hand over her mouth, and raped her, telling her he would kill her if she told anyone. The girl confided in a friend before telling her parents following an episode of self-harm, and Gardaí were notified immediately. Mr Justice Tony Hunt set a headline sentence of 10 years, reduced to seven, with the final six months suspended, and ordered three years' post-release supervision and a no-contact order.

    Sentenced20 Oct

    1 report from irishmirror.ie

  2. No. 0145

    Man in 50s arrested after €2.2m fireworks seized at Rosslare Europort

    Smuggling · Wexford

    Suspect: man, 50s

    On 11 October 2026, Revenue officers at Rosslare Europort in Wexford seized 1,123,200 fireworks branded Black Cat Bangers, with an estimated value of €2,246,400, from an accompanied trailer that had disembarked from a ferry from France. A man in his 50s was questioned in relation to the seizure and was arrested. The seizure followed routine profiling aimed at identifying restricted and prohibited products. Revenue said on 13 October that investigations are ongoing as part of its work targeting smuggling and shadow economy activity.

    Arrested13 Oct

    1 report from irishmirror.ie

  3. No. 0160

    Woman's body found in house in Coolcotts, Wexford

    Death · Wexford

    Victim: woman, 40s

    The body of a woman in her 40s, a mother of two young children, was found at a residential property in Coolcotts, Wexford, on Sunday morning, 11 October 2026. Gardaí launched an investigation into all circumstances surrounding the discovery, with a forensic team entering the property and officers carrying out door-to-door inquiries. The body was removed to University Hospital Waterford for a full postmortem examination, with results expected to assist Gardaí in determining the direction of the inquiry. No suspect has been named and no arrest or charge has been reported as of the latest coverage.

    Reported11 Oct

    2 reports from irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com