Ireland Named in reporting
Noel Farrell
Born between April 1955 and February 1956, from the ages reported. 7 reports across 1 case, 1 Feb 2026 to 8 Apr 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between April 1955 and February 1956, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Sexual abuse (rape, Sexual assault, Indecent assault)
- Where
- Co. Sligo
- Reporting
- 7 reports, 1 Feb 2026 to 8 Apr 2026
- Outlets
- galwaybeo.ie, irishmirror.ie, rte.ie, irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie
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Cases
latest first- Sligo man sentenced to 20 years for sexually abusing five children Sexual abuse (rape · Co. Sligo
Noel Farrell, 70, sexually abused his four daughters and one son at various addresses in County Sligo between 1979 and 1997, when the children were aged between two and 17. The abuse included rape, sexual assault and indecent assault, and the children were locked in a room for days without food and forced to drink urine. A formal complaint was made to gardaí in 2019, and Farrell was voluntarily interviewed in March 2022, denying all allegations. He pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court in November 2025 to three counts of rape and 19 counts of indecent assault and sexual assault from an initial 109 counts. In February 2026, Judge Tony Hunt sentenced him to 20 years in prison, reduced from a headline sentence of 30 years.
Sentenced, 1 Feb 2026Convicted · 7 reports
Timeline
every report naming Noel Farrell, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 8 Apr2026Irish dad who raped daughter at 3 years old 'forgiven' by her but not brotherconvicted, Noel Farrell, 70, male, named, irish (judged from name)Noel Farrell
- 8 Apr2026Woman raped by Irish dad aged three and forced to drink urine forgives monsterconvicted, Noel Farrell, 70, male, named, irish (judged from name)Noel Farrell
- 21 Feb2026Dad who sexually abused 5 of his kids and forced them to drink urine jailedconvicted, Noel Farrell, 70, male, named, irish (judged from name)Noel Farrell
- 20 Feb2026Justice after years of silence and pain, says daughterconvicted, Noel Farrell, 70, male, named, irish (judged from name)Noel Farrell
- 20 Feb2026‘A grotesque breach’: Man jailed for 20 years for sexually abusing five of his childrenconvicted, Noel Farrell, 70, male, named, irish (judged from name)Noel Farrell
- 20 Feb2026Man who sexually abused his children jailed for 20 yearsconvicted, Noel Farrell, 70, male, named, irish (judged from name)Noel Farrell
- 1 Feb2026'You took my life away': Five siblings speak after Sligo father gets 20 years for sexual abuseconvicted, Noel Farrell, 70, male, named, irish (judged from name)Noel Farrell
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