Martin Gooney’s sentence for sexual assault and coercive control increased after State appeal

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Martin Gooney’s sentence for sexually assaulting and coercively controlling his former partner was increased by more than a year after a successful State appeal, the Irish Independent reported on April 17, 2026.

An earlier report said the Director of Public Prosecutions had decided to appeal the three-year-and-two-month sentence imposed for coercive control and sexual assault.