Case-subject index
Court reports mentioning Shane Noonan
This page indexes source-named court-report mentions. Legal stage and outcome are shown separately for each report.
2025-04-07
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: In the aftermath of the rape, Ms Mangan said she was subjected to "rape comments" and "rape songs" by colleagues in her then-workplace when the owner was absent. "I get very distressed and emotional thinking about this abuse on top of what had happened to me," she said. "To say this was absolute hell on earth is putting it lightly." Noonan was sentenced by Ms Justice Eileen Creedon to eight years in prison, with the final 12 months suspended.
2023-07-17
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Ms Justice Creedon imposed a sentence of eight years with the final year suspended on conditions including an assessment for a sex offender treatment programme. She played the events of the night over in her mind, questioning herself about why she didn't she say no to going to the party, why did she not open her own drink, why didn't she bring a friend. "I wish every day that I could turn back time and change one of those decisions," she said. "I was given a life sentence the day Shane Noonan raped me and I have to live with this pain for the rest of my life.