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A Ballinasloe man who broke into the home of a mother of four and subjected her to a sustained sexual assault while her son slept in the next room has been sentenced to 14 years with the final four years suspended.

A man has appeared before Mullingar District Court charged with 115 counts of rape, sexual assault, and indecent assault.

A man has been charged with 14 counts of rape which took place over a prolonged period at two locations in the city more than 25 years ago.

A Mayo man was this week sent forward to the Central Criminal Court to face a number of charges including rape, false imprisonment, sexual assault, and threatening to kill or cause harm.

Two Galway organisations which provide services to women experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault and rape are urging people to buy white ribbons as part of an international campaign to end violence against women.

An Evening Celebrating Women in Action, an event to celebrate and promote women’s activism, work, and contribution to the arts, takes place in The Crane Bar tomorrow from 6pm to 9pm.

A 37-year-old Galway man has admitted sexually assaulting a young boy for more than two years at a house on the west of the city and will now face a sentencing hearing in early December.

The Kilkenny Rape Crisis Centre has moved to allay the fears of parents of young girls, and young girls themselves, about the release from prison of convicted sex offender Larry Murphy yesterday.

The doctor who examined a woman at the centre of a rape allegation has told a Central Criminal Court jury that there was no forensic evidence of a rape having taken place.

A former soldier and father-of-two who tried to force a disoriented woman to have oral sex with him has been jailed for 12 months.