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

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 6056Rape · Co. Dublin

Dublin man jailed for 10 and a half years for rape of ex-partner

A 45-year-old Dublin man was found guilty by a Central Criminal Court jury of six counts of raping and anally raping his former partner, the mother of his child, at her home on dates between January 2019 and September 2020. The woman went to gardaí after the third incident, and the man was arrested the following month. The jury's verdicts came at his trial in February, and he has been in custody since. On 19 April 2024 Ms Justice Caroline Biggs jailed him for 10½ years and ordered three years of supervision by the Probation Service after his release.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced19 Apr
    2 reports
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A 45-year-old Dublin man raped his former partner, the mother of his child, during meetings about their child's welfare.
Where
The offences took place at the woman's home.
When
  • The offences occurred on dates between January 2019 and September 2020.
  • One source puts the first incident in November 2019, after the couple met at her apartment about their son's birthday; the charged period is given as starting in January 2019.
Cause
The offences happened when the couple met to discuss their child's welfare.
Investigation
The woman went to gardaí after the third incident, and the man was arrested the following month.
Charges
A Central Criminal Court jury found the man guilty of six counts of raping and anally raping the woman.
In court
  • The man has been in custody since the jury's guilty verdicts at his trial in February.
  • Ms Justice Caroline Biggs said the offences were a breach of trust because the man raped the mother of his child.
  • The judge said the violence went beyond that inherent in rape, including pulling the woman's hair and pushing her onto a bathroom floor and a bed.
Sentence
He was jailed for 10½ years on 19 April 2024 and must be supervised by the Probation Service for three years after release.
Other details
  • He does not accept the jury's verdicts and has expressed no remorse.
  • He has four previous convictions, including theft, but none for sexual offending.
  • The man and the woman had a relationship in 2016 that resulted in the birth of their son.
21 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA Dublin man repeatedly raped his ex-partner during meetings about their child's welfare. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe man was jailed for 10 and a half years. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe offences took place at the woman's home. (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe offences took place between January 2019 and September 2020. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe first incident happened in November 2019, after the couple met at her apartment about their son's birthday. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe offences occurred on dates between January 2019 and September 2020. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe first incident happened in November 2019 at the woman's apartment. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe woman went to gardaí after the third incident, and the man was arrested the following month. (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeA jury found him guilty of six counts of raping and anally raping the woman. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeA jury at the Central Criminal Court found the man guilty of six counts of rape and anal rape. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe judge said the offences were a breach of trust, as the woman was the mother of his child. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe man has been in custody since he was found guilty at his trial in February. (irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe judge said the offences were a breach of trust, as the man raped the mother of his child. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceHe was jailed for 10½ years. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceHe must be supervised by the Probation Service for three years after his release. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe man was ordered to be supervised by the Probation Service for three years upon release. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherHe does not accept the jury's verdicts and has expressed no remorse. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe judge said the violence went beyond that inherent in rape, including pulling the woman's hair and pushing her onto a bathroom floor and a bed. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe man and the woman had a relationship in 2016 that resulted in the birth of their son. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe man does not accept the jury's verdicts and has shown no remorse. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe man has four previous convictions, including theft, but none for sexual offending. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 19 Apr2024
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Dublin man jailed for more than 10 years for rape of ex-partner

    Reports the sentencing of the man, found guilty by a Central Criminal Court jury of six counts of rape and anal rape of his former partner. The article gives the incident dates as January 2019 to September 2020 and includes details of the victim impact statement and mitigation.

    convicted, 45, malevictim, female
  2. 19 Apr2024
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, follow-up
    Man jailed for repeatedly raping ex-partner during meetings to discuss child’s welfare

    Sentencing report on a Central Criminal Court case; no matching existing case in the list.

    convicted, 45, malevictim, female