Dublin engineer remanded in custody pending sentence for sexual abuse of six children

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A 63-year-old Dublin engineer who pleaded guilty to 10 sample counts of indecent and sexual assault involving six children was remanded in custody pending sentencing at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The court set February 23, 2026, for sentence.

The defendant cannot be named to protect the victims’ anonymity. Five were his first cousins and one was a cousin of a cousin. The offences took place in Dublin and Cork, mostly between 1983 and 1990; one victim was assaulted again between 1999 and 2000, when she was an adult.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.