Court archive
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2022-11-14 · Loughrea, Galway
Brian Shaughnessy, aged 56, was convicted in March 2013 of raping a 17‑year‑old employee at his Loughrea Hotel and Spa. He received a six‑year sentence with one year suspended, imposed by Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan on 10 June 2013. Shaughnessy appealed, claiming his defence counsel was incompetent and that a missing 1 hour 15 minutes in the…
2020-02-27 · Galway
Brian Shaughnessy, a 53‑year‑old former Galway hotel owner, was convicted of raping an employee in the Loughrea Hotel and Spa's Presidential Suite after buying her drinks and asking to confide in her. The Central Criminal Court jury found him guilty on 26 July 2010, and he received a six‑year sentence with the final year suspended by Mr Justice…