Ireland Named in reporting
Michael O'Donoghue
Born 1978, from the ages reported. 4 reports across 1 case, 13 Dec 2021 to 21 Oct 2022
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, suspect
- Born
- 1978, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Rape; sexual assault; producing child pornography
- Where
- Co. Galway
- Reporting
- 4 reports, 13 Dec 2021 to 21 Oct 2022
- Outlets
- rte.ie, irishtimes.com, galwaybeo.ie
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Cases
latest first- Man's sentence doubled on appeal for rape of daughter in Galway Rape; sexual assault; producing child pornography · Co. Galway
Michael O'Donoghue, 43, a man from Ballinasloe, Galway, pleaded guilty to raping and sexually assaulting his daughter Aimee Foley, 20, a woman, over a six-year period between April 2012 and April 2018 during access visits to his home, where he gave her drugs and alcohol before abusing her and on one occasion filmed the abuse on his mobile phone. The abuse came to light in 2020 when the victim confided in college friends and her mother, and O'Donoghue turned himself into gardaí before they had interviewed her. He was originally sentenced in October 2021 to seven years with the final two years suspended, backdated to 14 April 2021. The DPP appealed the leniency, and on 21 October 2022 the Court of Appeal quashed the sentence and imposed 10 years with the final six months suspended for five years, backdated to 14 April 2021.
Sentenced, 13 Dec 2021Convicted, suspect · 4 reports
Timeline
every report naming Michael O'Donoghue, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 21 Oct2022Man has sentence almost doubled over rape of daughterconvicted, Michael O'Donoghue, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael O'Donoghue
- 21 Oct2022Man who raped and sexually assaulted daughter has five-year sentence doubledconvicted, Michael O'Donoghue, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael O'Donoghue
- 3 Feb2022Brave young woman raped by father 're-traumatised' by short jail sentencesuspect, Michael O'Donoghue, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael O'Donoghue
- 13 Dec2021Galway father who sexually abused daughter in ‘grotesque betrayal’ is jailedconvicted, Michael O'Donoghue, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael O'Donoghue
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