Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Sophia Murphy

Born between March 1985 and March 1986, from the ages reported. 4 reports across 1 case, 27 Jun 2022 to 2 Mar 2026

Victim: Sophia Murphy, Irish woman, 40 (judged from name)Sophia Murphy

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Born
Between March 1985 and March 1986, from the ages reported
Offences
Exposing child to assault, Ill-treatment and neglect (failure to protect)
Where
Co. Mayo
Reporting
4 reports, 27 Jun 2022 to 2 Mar 2026
Outlets
irishtimes.com, rte.ie, thejournal.ie

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
Sophia Murphy
Sophia Murphy said she felt betrayed and experienced a deep sense of emotional abandonment
Photocredit not given by the outletvia rte.ie, 2 Mar 2026
Sophia Murphy said she hoped the judgment would encourage other victims of sexual abuse to come forward (File image)
Sophia Murphy said she hoped the judgment would encourage other victims of sexual abuse to come forward (File image)
Photocredit not given by the outletvia rte.ie, 27 Jun 2022

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Cases

latest first
  • Mother sentenced for exposing daughter to assault and neglect in Mayo Exposing child to assault · Co. Mayo

    John Murphy, a man aged 65, pleaded guilty to numerous counts of rape, indecent and sexual assault against his daughter Sophia Murphy, a woman now 40, at addresses in Co Galway and Co Mayo between 1988 and 2001 when she was aged three to 15, and to one count of sexual assault in 2010. He was sentenced to 18 years in prison in July 2018 and the Court of Appeal upheld that sentence in June 2022. Jacqueline Curran, a woman aged 60 and Murphy's ex-wife, was arrested in 2019 and pleaded guilty to two counts of exposing her daughter to assault, ill-treatment and neglect. In March 2026, Judge Sinéad McMullan at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court sentenced Curran to 18 months in prison with the final four months suspended.

    Sentenced, 1 Mar 2026Victim · 4 reports

Timeline

every report naming Sophia Murphy, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 2 Mar2026
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, in Mother sentenced for exposing daughter to assault and neglect in Mayo
    Woman (60) jailed for exposing daughter to ‘prolific’ sexual abuse at hands of father
    victim, Sophia Murphy, female, irish (judged from name)Sophia Murphy
  2. 2 Mar2026
    Sentencedrte.ie, in Mother sentenced for exposing daughter to assault and neglect in Mayo
    Woman, 60, jailed for historical child cruelty charges
    victim, Sophia Murphy, 40, female, irish (judged from name)Sophia Murphy
  3. 1 Mar2026
    Sentencedthejournal.ie, in Mother sentenced for exposing daughter to assault and neglect in Mayo
    Woman jailed for exposing daughter to 'prolific sexual abuse' from her husband on a daily basis
    victim, Sophia Murphy, 40, female, irish (judged from name)Sophia Murphy
  4. 27 Jun2022
    In courtrte.ie, in Mother sentenced for exposing daughter to assault and neglect in Mayo
    Woman welcomes decision not to reduce father's sentence
    victim, Sophia Murphy, female, irish (judged from name)Sophia Murphy

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