20 h. ago Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault involving four women

Comedian will appear in court in May, UK police said

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21 h. ago Russell Brand charged with rape, indecent assault, oral rape and sexual assault

The charges relate to four separate women.

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4 d. ago Man who raped and smothered his wife in 'terrifying' ordeal jailed for 12.5 years

The 25-year-old man was convicted following a trial earlier this year of rape, sexual assault, false imprisonment and making threats to kill his wife at the family home.

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4 d. ago Man who raped and smothered wife in 'terrifying' ordeal jailed for 12.5 years

The 25-year-old man was convicted following a trial earlier this year of the rape, sexual assault, false imprisonment and making threats to kill his wife at the family home in Dublin

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7 d. ago Defence Forces class of 2025 commissioned into an increasingly turbulent world

Friday’s Curragh ceremony was the culmination of decades of service for many of the men and women involved

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8 d. ago Three men jailed for rape and sexual assault of a woman they encountered in a Dublin nightclub

Anthony Hickey, Fabio Vicente and Matin Zolfaghari sentenced to between 14 and 16 years for ‘cruel, cynical and depraved’ crime

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8 d. ago Three men jailed for ‘cruel, cynical and depraved’ rape and sexual assault of woman they met in Dublin nightclub

Anthony Hickey, Fabio Vicente and Matin Zolfaghari sentenced to between 14 and 16 years

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2 w. ago College student who raped woman during walk home from bar jailed for five years

Michael Molloy was found guilty of rape and sexual assault by a jury in February.

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3 w. ago Convicted rapist jailed for 10 years for rape of young woman at Dublin holiday complex

Randi Gladstone was found guilty of one count of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of false imprisonment on 25 August 2023.

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3 w. ago Donegal man extradited from the North to face trial on sexual assault and rape charges

The man had served a sentence in a prison in Northern Ireland before being extradited to Co Donegal on a European Arrest Warrant.

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3 w. ago Donegal man extradited from Northern Ireland to face trial on sexual assault and rape charges

The man had served a sentence in a prison in Northern Ireland before being extradited to Co Donegal on a European Arrest Warrant.

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3 w. ago Mother whose three children raped by former partner criticises sentencing

Georgina Tuohey spoke from the body of the court while Brendan Cornally (51) was being sentenced at the Central Criminal Court for the rape and sexual assault of her two sons and the sexual assault of her daughter.

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4 w. ago Belfast man described as 'brutal child predator’ by PSNI sentenced to 23 years over rape of boys

Stephen-Lee McIlvenny was convicted of rape, sexual abuse, blackmail, having indecent images and assault involving three teenage boys.

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