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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 1481Rape · Co. Cork · 1 Apr 2019

Farmer Thomas Nyhan convicted of raping man twice; sentencing adjourned to July

Thomas 'Tossy' Nyhan, 60, a married farmer from Crookstown, Co Cork, was convicted at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Limerick of raping a man twice, in January 2011 and April 2019. At the sentencing hearing, the victim read a statement describing the lasting impact, and Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring revoked Nyhan's bail, remanded him in custody, and adjourned sentencing to 21 July 2025.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Convicted23 Jun
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatNyhan was convicted of two counts of rape (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatNyhan is a married farmer with four children and no previous convictions (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe victim described the rapes as cold, calculated and violent (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe victim later told gardaí about the earlier rape (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe rapes occurred in January 2011 and April 2019 (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe trial was at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Limerick (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtSentencing was adjourned to 21 July 2025 (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 23 Jun2025
    Convictedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Man raped twice by farmer tells court: 'I'm a ghost of the man I used to be'

    Victim impact statement read at sentencing hearing; bail revoked; sentencing adjourned to 21 July 2025.

    suspect, 60, male, irish (judged from name)victim, male