Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted

Born

Between October 1960 and July 1961, from the ages reported

Offences

Rape, Indecent assault

Where

Co. Dublin

Reporting

8 reports, 14 Jul 2025 to 6 Oct 2026

Outlets

irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com, dublinlive.ie, rte.ie

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• Appeal court reserves judgment on Dublin rape and assault sentence Rape · Co. Dublin

  Richard Brennan, a 65-year-old former priest, pleaded guilty in March 2025 at the Central Criminal Court to 24 charges of rape and indecent assault against his three sisters, Paula Fay, Catherine Wrightstone and Yvonne Crist, committed in the family home in Rathfarnham, Dublin, between 1978 and 1985 while he was a seminarian aged 16 to 24. Catherine Wrightstone reported the abuse to the Garda Síochána in 2019, and the legal process took six years. In July 2025, Judge David Keane imposed a global sentence of nine years with the final 12 months suspended, reported as eight years in custody. The DPP appealed the sentence on grounds of undue leniency, and the Court of Appeal, presided over by Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy, reserved judgment on 5 October 2026.

  Sentenced, 14 Jul 2025Convicted · 8 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 6 Oct2026
   In courtirishmirror.ie, in Appeal court reserves judgment on Dublin rape and assault sentence

   Ex-priest who raped sisters says sentence shouldn't increase over alleged abuse

   convicted, Richard Brennan, 65, male, named, irish (judged from name)Richard Brennan♂65IE
2. 27 Sep2026
   In courtirishtimes.com, in Appeal court reserves judgment on Dublin rape and assault sentence

   DPP appeals former priest’s ‘unduly lenient’ sentence for sexual abuse of his three sisters

   convicted, Richard Brennan, male, named, irish (judged from name)Richard Brennan♂IE
3. 30 Jul2025
   Sentencedirishtimes.com, in Appeal court reserves judgment on Dublin rape and assault sentence

   Sisters of rapist Richard Brennan want witnesses in trials to get paid leave from work

   convicted, Richard Brennan, male, named, irish (judged from name)Richard Brennan♂IE
4. 30 Jul2025
   Sentencedirishmirror.ie, in Appeal court reserves judgment on Dublin rape and assault sentence

   Sisters raped by priest brother call for witnesses to be paid for full trial

   convicted, Richard Brennan, 64, male, named, irish (judged from name)Richard Brennan♂64IE
5. 15 Jul2025
   Sentenceddublinlive.ie, in Appeal court reserves judgment on Dublin rape and assault sentence

   Sisters of former priest jailed for abusing them open up on lasting trauma

   convicted, Richard Brennan, 64, male, named, irish (judged from name)Richard Brennan♂64IE
6. 14 Jul2025
   Sentencedrte.ie, in Appeal court reserves judgment on Dublin rape and assault sentence

   'We have reclaimed our voices,' say rape survivors

   convicted, Richard Brennan, 64, male, named, irish (judged from name)Richard Brennan♂64IE
7. 14 Jul2025
   Sentenceddublinlive.ie, in Appeal court reserves judgment on Dublin rape and assault sentence

   Monster Dublin priest jailed after sickening abuse of his 3 sisters exposed

   convicted, Richard Brennan, 64, male, named, irish (judged from name)Richard Brennan♂64IE
8. 14 Jul2025
   Sentencedrte.ie, in Appeal court reserves judgment on Dublin rape and assault sentence

   Former priest jailed for eight years for raping sisters

   convicted, Richard Brennan, 64, male, named, irish (judged from name)Richard Brennan♂64IE

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