A member of the Defence Forces has been sentenced to five years in prison for the rape of his partner's long-term friend. Alan O’Connor (38) of Acorn Downes, Newbridge, Co Kildare, was found guilty of ...
District Judge Barney McElholm has said it would be 'wholly disproportionate' to impose a sentence on a Romanian woman who has been here for 20 years that would lead her to be deported.