Ireland Named in reporting
Emma O'Shaughnessy
Born between March 1982 and March 1983, from the ages reported. 6 reports across 1 case, 18 Mar 2025 to 21 Mar 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- Between March 1982 and March 1983, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Sexual assault, Indecent assault
- Where
- Co. Limerick
- Reporting
- 6 reports, 18 Mar 2025 to 21 Mar 2025
- Outlets
- limerickleader.ie, limerickpost.ie, thejournal.ie
Cases
latest first- Man jailed for nine years for sexual assault in Limerick Sexual assault · Co. Limerick
Christopher O'Mahony, 67, of Kerrykyle, Ardagh, Co Limerick, sexually assaulted his daughter Emma O'Shaughnessy between 1993 and 1996 and his sister-in-law Helen Costelloe between 1983 and 1989. The abuse came to light after a family meeting on 4 July 2021 at which Costelloe disclosed the abuse, and O'Mahony handed himself in at Henry Street Garda Station three days later. He was charged with 54 counts on indictment and pleaded guilty to 18 sample counts of sexual and indecent assault. On 20 March 2025, Judge Sinead McMullan at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court sentenced him to nine years' imprisonment and placed him on the sex offenders register.
Sentenced, 20 Mar 2025Victim · 6 reports
Timeline
every report naming Emma O'Shaughnessy, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 21 Mar2025BREAKING: Limerick 'paedophile' and 'monster' jailed for sexually abusing daughter and sister-in-lawvictim, Emma O'Shaughnessy, 42, female, irish (judged from name)Emma O'Shaughnessy
- 21 Mar2025‘Monster’ and 'paedophile' father jailed for nine years for sex abuse of daughter and sister-in-lawvictim, Emma O'Shaughnessy, female, irish (judged from name)Emma O'Shaughnessy
- 20 Mar2025Man jailed for nine years for sexually abusing daughter and sister-in-lawvictim, Emma O'Shaughnessy, female, irish (judged from name)Emma O'Shaughnessy
- 19 Mar2025‘Civil war’ breaks out in Limerick family after victims reveal ‘secret’ of sexual abusevictim, Emma O'Shaughnessy, 42, female, irish (judged from name)Emma O'Shaughnessy
- 18 Mar2025Limerick man unmasked as ‘monster’ who sexually abused daughter and sister-in-lawvictim, Emma O'Shaughnessy, female, irish (judged from name)Emma O'Shaughnessy
- 18 Mar2025Controlling 'monster' sexually abused daughter and sister-in-law and rationed toilet paper, Limerick court hearsvictim, Emma O'Shaughnessy, 42, female, irish (judged from name)Emma O'Shaughnessy
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