Man will not face third rape trial in Dublin

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A man accused of rape will not face a third trial at the Central Criminal Court on 11 January 2018.

The Director of Public Prosecutions entered a nolle prosequi on the single charge after two previous trials ended without a verdict.

The alleged rape was said to have occurred at a Dublin apartment on 28 September 2008.

The man cannot be named for legal reasons and had claimed he was suffering from sexsomnia.