Ireland Named in reporting
Helen Costelloe
Born 1973, from the ages reported. 8 reports across 1 case, 18 Mar 2025 to 21 Mar 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- 1973, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Sexual assault, Indecent assault
- Where
- Co. Limerick
- Reporting
- 8 reports, 18 Mar 2025 to 21 Mar 2025
- Outlets
- limerickleader.ie, limerickpost.ie, irishmirror.ie, thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com
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 · 8 reports
Timeline
every report naming Helen Costelloe, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 21 Mar2025BREAKING: Limerick 'paedophile' and 'monster' jailed for sexually abusing daughter and sister-in-lawvictim, Helen Costelloe, 51, female, irish (judged from name)Helen Costelloe
- 21 Mar2025‘Monster’ and 'paedophile' father jailed for nine years for sex abuse of daughter and sister-in-lawvictim, Helen Costelloe, female, irish (judged from name)Helen Costelloe
- 20 Mar2025'Monster, paedophile' dad jailed as victims of horrific abuse speak outvictim, Helen Costelloe, female, irish (judged from name)Helen Costelloe
- 20 Mar2025Man jailed for nine years for sexually abusing daughter and sister-in-lawvictim, Helen Costelloe, female, irish (judged from name)Helen Costelloe
- 20 Mar2025‘Monster’ jailed for nine years for sexually abusing daughter and sister-in-lawvictim, Helen Costelloe, female, irish (judged from name)Helen Costelloe
- 19 Mar2025‘Civil war’ breaks out in Limerick family after victims reveal ‘secret’ of sexual abusevictim, Helen Costelloe, 51, female, irish (judged from name)Helen Costelloe
- 18 Mar2025Limerick man unmasked as ‘monster’ who sexually abused daughter and sister-in-lawvictim, Helen Costelloe, 52, female, irish (judged from name)Helen Costelloe
- 18 Mar2025Controlling 'monster' sexually abused daughter and sister-in-law and rationed toilet paper, Limerick court hearsvictim, Helen Costelloe, 51, female, irish (judged from name)Helen Costelloe
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