Ireland Named in reporting
Francis McCann
Born between November 1944 and November 1945, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 1 case, 28 Nov 2024 to 28 Nov 2024
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between November 1944 and November 1945, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Indecent assault (two counts)
- Where
- Co. Galway
- Reporting
- 2 reports, 28 Nov 2024 to 28 Nov 2024
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com
Cases
latest first- Man sentenced for two counts of indecent assault in Galway Indecent assault (two counts) · Co. Galway
Francis McCann, a 79-year-old man from Gort, County Galway, indecently assaulted his nieces Áine and Nuala McCann, both born in Belfast in 1969, when they were around 11 and 12 in the family home. The sisters' father, Joe McCann, had been shot dead by British soldiers in Belfast in 1972, and the family moved to Gort in 1981 to live with their aunt's family. McCann initially denied two charges of indecent assault but pleaded guilty on the second day of his trial at Galway Circuit Criminal Court in March 2024, six years after the Garda investigation began. He was sentenced to 14 months' imprisonment for one charge and eight months for the other, running concurrently.
Sentenced, 28 Nov 2024Convicted · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Francis McCann, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 28 Nov2024Murdered IRA man's kids were sexually abused by 'monster' in Galway, court toldconvicted, Francis McCann, 79, male, named, irish (judged from name)Francis McCann
- 28 Nov2024Daughters of IRA commander Joe McCann abused by relative in home they fled to after father’s murderconvicted, Francis McCann, 79, male, named, irish (judged from name)Francis McCann
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