Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted

Born

Between October 1957 and October 1958, from the ages reported

Offences

Rape, Indecent assault

Where

Co. Dublin

Reporting

1 report, 6 Oct 2026 to 6 Oct 2026

Outlets

irishmirror.ie

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• Appeal court reserves judgment on Dublin rape and assault sentence Rape · Co. Dublin

  Richard Brennan, a 65-year-old former priest, pleaded guilty in March 2025 at the Central Criminal Court to 24 charges of rape and indecent assault against his three sisters, Paula Fay, Catherine Wrightstone and Yvonne Crist, committed in the family home in Rathfarnham, Dublin, between 1978 and 1985 while he was a seminarian aged 16 to 24. Catherine Wrightstone reported the abuse to the Garda Síochána in 2019, and the legal process took six years. In July 2025, Judge David Keane imposed a global sentence of nine years with the final 12 months suspended, reported as eight years in custody. The DPP appealed the sentence on grounds of undue leniency, and the Court of Appeal, presided over by Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy, reserved judgment on 5 October 2026.

  Sentenced, 14 Jul 2025Convicted · 1 report

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1. 6 Oct2026
   In courtirishmirror.ie, in Appeal court reserves judgment on Dublin rape and assault sentence

   Ex-priest who raped sisters says sentence shouldn't increase over alleged abuse

   convicted, Bernard Brennan, 68, male, named, irish (judged from name)Bernard Brennan♂68IE

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