Friday 30 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. 15787Sexual assault · Co. Tipperary

Tipperary man jailed over sexual abuse of young cousin

A 34-year-old Tipperary man sexually abused his cousin, a 23-year-old woman, in a gross breach of trust over a four-year period from April 2010 at the family home in County Tipperary. He was convicted earlier in 2024 of 17 counts of sexual assault after a Central Criminal Court trial in Waterford, and he denied the allegations to gardaí and at trial. On Monday 14 October 2024 Mr Justice Patrick McGrath imposed sentence, and reports differ on the term: the judge's headline sentence was 12 years, the report body says 11 years with the final year suspended, and the article headline says 10 years. The latest development is that the man has been jailed.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced14 Oct
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A 34-year-old man was convicted earlier in 2024 of 17 counts of sexual assault against his cousin.
Where
The abuse took place at the man's family home in County Tipperary.
When
The offences cover a four-year period from April 2010.
Cause
The judge described the offending as a gross breach of trust.
Other details
  • The victim had a difficult family background and was placed in the care of the man's mother when she was about eight and he was 19.
  • The judge noted the man's lack of previous convictions as mitigation.
  • The man cannot be named to protect the anonymity of his victim, who is his cousin.
Investigation
The man denied the allegations when interviewed by gardaí and while giving evidence at trial.
In court
  • The trial was held at the Central Criminal Court in Waterford.
  • Mr Justice Patrick McGrath imposed sentence on Monday 14 October 2024.
Sentence
Sources differ on the sentence: the judge's headline sentence was 12 years, the report body says 11 years with the final year suspended on strict conditions, and the article headline says 10 years.
11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man was convicted earlier this year of 17 counts of sexual assault. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whereThe abuse took place at the man's family home in County Tipperary. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whenThe offences relate to a four-year period from April 2010. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • causeThe judge described the offending as a gross breach of trust. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • courtMr Justice Patrick McGrath imposed sentence on Monday. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • courtThe man denied the allegations when interviewed by gardaí and while giving evidence at trial. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • sentenceThe headline sentence set by the judge was 12 years. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • sentenceThe man was sentenced to 11 years with the final year suspended on strict conditions. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • sentenceThe article headline states the man was jailed for 10 years. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherThe judge noted the man's lack of previous convictions as mitigation. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherThe man cannot be named to protect the anonymity of his victim, who is his cousin. (tipperarylive.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 14 Oct2024
    Sentencedtipperarylive.ie, first report
    BREAKING: Tipperary man jailed for 10 years for sexual abuse of young cousin

    Court sentencing report after a Central Criminal Court trial held in Waterford. The headline says 10 years, the body says 11 years with the final year suspended, and the body also refers to a headline sentence of 12 years.

    convicted, 34, malevictim, 23, female