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. 7028Rape · Co. Dublin

Man pleads guilty to raping woman after party in Dublin

A 39-year-old man pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to raping a woman after a party in Dublin in June 2022. The woman had consumed a considerable amount of alcohol, and the man told gardaí that they had decided to have sex. The garda agreed it was not alleged that there was any violence. The judge adjourned sentencing until February, the latest development in a report published on 27 November 2023.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Convicted27 Nov
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • The accused pleaded guilty to raping the woman.
  • The woman woke up with the accused in bed.
Where
The rape followed a party at a location in Dublin.
When
The rape took place in June 2022.
Investigation
The man told gardaí that they had decided to have sex.
Other details
  • The woman had consumed a considerable amount of alcohol.
  • The garda agreed it was not alleged that there was any violence.
  • The accused has no previous convictions.
  • The Probation Service assessed the accused as at low risk of reoffending.
In court
The guilty plea was entered at the Central Criminal Court, which the woman attended to describe being shamed by people in her small community.
Sentence
The judge adjourned sentencing until February.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe accused pleaded guilty to raping the woman. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe woman woke up with the accused in bed. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe rape followed a party at a location in Dublin. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe rape took place in June 2022. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe man told gardaí that they had decided to have sex. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe judge adjourned sentencing until February. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe woman had consumed a considerable amount of alcohol. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe garda agreed it was not alleged that there was any violence. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe accused has no previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe Probation Service assessed the accused as at low risk of reoffending. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 27 Nov2023
    Convictedirishtimes.com, first report
    Survivor of rape describes being shamed by members of small community

    Reports the guilty plea at the Central Criminal Court, the survivor's account of being shamed in her community, and that sentencing was adjourned to February. No existing case in the list matches this rape case.

    convicted, 39, malevictim, female