Ireland Taoiseach says there was failure in care of girl allegedly assaulted in Dublin
The Taoiseach has said there was a failure in the care of a girl who is allegedly assaulted in Dublin. The article body is missing, so this summary is based on the headline only.
- Reported21 Oct
2 reports - Arrestednot reported
- Charged21 Oct
- In court21 Oct
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports22 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe article reports the alleged rape of a 10-year-old girl. (gript.ie)
- whatA 26-year-old man was charged in connection with the sexual assault of a ten-year-old girl. (rte.ie)
- whatA girl was allegedly assaulted. (extra.ie)
- whereThe alleged incident happened at Citywest. (gript.ie)
- whereThe assault happened at Garter Lane, Saggart, Co Dublin. (rte.ie)
- whereThe alleged assault took place in Dublin. (extra.ie)
- whenThe assault happened in the early hours of the day before the article was published. (rte.ie)
- investigationThe girl reported the assault and gardaí started a criminal investigation. (rte.ie)
- investigationGardaí in Clondalkin appealed for witnesses and anyone with information. (rte.ie)
- chargeThe man was charged under Section 2 of the Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990, as amended by Section 37 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001. (rte.ie)
- chargeA man has been charged with sexual assault of a girl. (extra.ie)
- courtHe was brought before Blanchardstown District Court. (rte.ie)
- courtNo bail application was made at the first hearing. (rte.ie)
- courtA bail application was to be made at Cloverhill District Court the next day. (rte.ie)
- courtThe man was granted free legal aid. (rte.ie)
- sentenceThe judge remanded the man in custody to Cloverhill District Court the next morning. (rte.ie)
- otherThe girl was in Tusla care at the time. (gript.ie)
- otherBen Scallan questions whether the response will be another 'lessons will be learned' situation. (gript.ie)
- otherThe girl was in the care of Tusla. (rte.ie)
- otherThe man was arrested at 3.58am at Clondalkin Garda Station. (rte.ie)
- otherWhen charged, the man said he had nothing to say. (rte.ie)
- otherThe defence asked that the man be produced in person and that an Arabic interpreter be provided. (rte.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 21 Oct2025‘Failure’ in care of girl allegedly assaulted in Dublin, Taoiseach says
Only the headline is usable. The article body is website template code with no details of the assault, the girl, the investigation or any arrest or charge.
victim, female - 21 Oct2025'I have nothing to say' - Man charged with sexual assault of Dublin girl
Only the headline is available. The article text is an unrendered search-template fragment with no body, summary, date or other details.
accused, malevictim, female - 21 Oct2025Man charged in connection with sexual assault of girl
Reports the charge and first court appearance of a 26-year-old man over the sexual assault of a ten-year-old girl in Saggart, including the Blanchardstown court hearing, remand in custody, bail hearing date, and a garda appeal for witnesses.
accused, 26, malevictim, 10, female - 21 Oct202510-year-old girl allegedly assaulted at Citywest - Gript
Gript video piece in which Ben Scallan questions Simon Harris's response to the alleged rape at Citywest. It gives no date for the incident and no charge or arrest.
victim, 10, femalesuspect