2024-01-15 · Slieverue, Kilkenny
Judge commends abuse victim for coming forward
Bill Irish, aged 30, was jailed for five and a half years at the Central Criminal Court after a jury convicted him of sexual assault and oral rape of his young cousin Hannah Irish, aged 25, between 2004 and 2010. The offences occurred when Bill was a minor, aged 12 to 17, and Hannah was between seven and 12. Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo commended…