Eoin Considine jailed for rape after Central Criminal Court trial

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Eoin Considine was jailed for four years for rape at the Central Criminal Court on 25 April 2023, after a jury convicted him at trial.

The rape occurred at the woman’s residence in Limerick on 11 August 2019, after they met in a city centre pub and had consensual sex.

The judge set a headline sentence of four and a half years, then imposed four years’ imprisonment. Considine had pleaded not guilty and continued to deny rape after the verdict.

The court also directed Considine to have no contact with the woman and to be supervised by the Probation Service for 18 months after release.