Conor Byrne pleads guilty to rape at Central Criminal Court

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Conor Byrne pleaded guilty to rape at the Central Criminal Court, with the plea reported on 30 May 2022.

Byrne, of Ballybeg, Moate, Co Westmeath, pleaded guilty the day before the woman was due to give evidence at trial. Four other men were convicted of sexual assaults and rape; their sentences had not yet been finalised in the report.