2025-04-07
Victim of 'predatory' rape says 22-month wait on sentence appeal put 'question mark' over justice
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: So, today, I got justice," said Ciara Mangan on the steps of the Criminal Courts of Justice today, after the Court of Appeal ruled that the seven-year sentence was appropriate for Shane Noonan (30), who raped Ms Mangan almost 12 years ago. 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.