Thursday 29 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 11357Sexual assault of a child · Co. Cork

Man jailed for seven years over abuse of two nieces

A 34-year-old man sexually abused his four-year-old niece and subjected her older sister to numerous incidents of abuse in their family home in County Cork, when he was aged 21 to 26. The abuse of the older girl was reported in 2022 after she became upset in school, and it then emerged that her younger sister had also been abused. The man pleaded guilty to ten counts of sexually assaulting the older child and one count relating to her younger sister. On 26 January 2026 he was sentenced at the Central Criminal Court in Cork to seven years' imprisonment, followed by three years' post-release supervision, psychotherapy and placement on the Sex Offenders Register.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced26 Jan
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Key facts

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What happened
  • A 34-year-old man sexually abused his four-year-old niece.
  • He subjected her older sister to numerous incidents of abuse from when she was eight until she was 11.
Where
The abuse took place in the children's family home.
When
The man was aged 21 to 26 when the abuse occurred.
Investigation
  • The abuse of the older girl was reported in 2022 after she became upset in school while listening to the lyrics of a song in class.
  • She confided in a member of staff, who informed the children's mother, and gardaí were then contacted.
  • It emerged that the younger sister had also been abused by the same man.
Charges
The man pleaded guilty to ten counts of sexually assaulting the older child and one count relating to her younger sister.
In court
He was sentenced at the Central Criminal Court in Cork on 26 January 2026.
Sentence
  • He was jailed for seven years.
  • He will receive three years' post-release supervision from the probation and welfare service.
  • He must attend psychotherapy.
  • His name has been placed on the Sex Offenders Register.
Other details
The judge described the man as a vulnerable man with mild intellectual disabilities.
11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA 34-year-old man sexually abused his four-year-old niece and subjected her older sister to numerous incidents of abuse. (rte.ie)
  • whereThe man abused the girls in their family home. (rte.ie)
  • whenThe older sister was abused from when she was eight until 11 years old. (rte.ie)
  • investigationThe abuse of the older girl was reported in 2022 after she became upset in school. (rte.ie)
  • chargeThe man pleaded guilty to ten counts of sexually assaulting the older child and one count in relation to her younger sister. (rte.ie)
  • courtThe man was sentenced at the Central Criminal Court in Cork. (rte.ie)
  • sentenceThe man was jailed for seven years. (rte.ie)
  • sentenceThe man will receive post-release supervision from the probation and welfare service for three years. (rte.ie)
  • sentenceThe man has to attend psychotherapy. (rte.ie)
  • sentenceThe man's name has been placed on the Sex Offenders Register. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe judge described the accused as a vulnerable man with mild intellectual disabilities. (rte.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 26 Jan2026
    Sentencedrte.ie, first report
    Man who abused two nieces jailed for seven years

    Sentencing report from the Central Criminal Court in Cork. No existing case matches these details.

    convicted, 34, malevictim, femalevictim, female