Ireland Crime

Named as

Victim

Offences

Rape, Indecent assault

Where

Co. Offaly

Reporting

2 reports, 27 Oct 2026 to 27 Oct 2026

Outlets

irishmirror.ie, thejournal.ie

• Brother remanded for sentence after rape conviction in Offaly Rape · Co. Offaly

  Gerry Mooney, 61, of Clonin, Rhode, Co Offaly, was convicted by a jury at the Central Criminal Court of the rape and indecent assault of his then 11-year-old sister, Olivia Payne, at the family home in 1982 when he was 16 or 17. Payne made a formal complaint to gardaí in January 2020 and Mooney was arrested and interviewed in April 2022. He pleaded not guilty and a jury of 11 men and one woman returned a unanimous guilty verdict earlier in 2026. Ms Justice Eileen Creedon remanded Mooney on continuing bail to 23 November 2026 for sentence following a victim impact statement delivered at the sentencing hearing on 27 October 2026.

  Convicted, 27 Oct 2026Victim · 2 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 27 Oct2026
   Convictedirishmirror.ie, in Brother remanded for sentence after rape conviction in Offaly

   Brother who raped own sister in parents' bed is named in court

   victim, Olivia Payne, female, irish (judged from name)Olivia Payne♀IE
2. 27 Oct2026
   In courtthejournal.ie, in Brother remanded for sentence after rape conviction in Offaly

   Woman who was raped by her brother says she hands 'shame' back to him in victim impact statement

   victim, Olivia Payne, female, irish (judged from name)Olivia Payne♀IE

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