National court archive · 2026-03-19
Abuser fails in appeal bid over 'ill-defined' timeframe of the offences.
At a glance
- Crime
- sexual assault
- People
- Richard Morrissey, Mr Justice Alexander Owens, Ms Justice Karen O’Connor
- Locations
- College Manor, Dundalk, Co Louth, Louth
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Outcome
- The appeal was dismissed
Summary
The Court of Appeal dismissed Richard Morrissey's challenge to convictions for sexual assault and oral rape involving a girl abused in Louth from childhood. The court rejected arguments about the timeframe, corroboration warning, delayed disclosure and other evidence, holding that none of the appeal grounds had merit.
Original reporting: courtsnewsireland.ie