81-year-old man jailed seven years for raping niece

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An 81-year-old man was jailed for seven years at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 12 July 2016, after conviction for raping and indecently assaulting his niece in Clare.

The man denied both charges but was found guilty by a jury of offences committed in August 1971. He cannot be named, and the court noted that he had shown no remorse.