Patrick O’Driscoll convicted of raping his daughter

This report is a localnews.ie summary based on public court reporting and records; sources are listed below.

Patrick O’Driscoll was convicted of 61 counts of rape at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 19 December 2016. The offences involved his daughter when she was aged between 16 and 17.

The week-long trial heard that the abuse took place in Cork in 2008 and 2009. O’Driscoll denied the charges, and the court was told he was due to be sentenced on 17 January.

His daughter’s victim impact statement was handed up to the court on 19 December 2016. She said the abuse had left her isolated from her family.

This case may have concluded differently. The outcome has not yet been confirmed by a public source we could find.