A woman whose humanist marriage was described as "mumbo-jumbo" and "away with the fairies" by a district court judge has had her four-month jail term lifted on appeal.

A woman who was repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted by her brother 35 years ago has described how he abused her with a “smirk” on his face, despite her continued pleas for him to stop.

A 22-year-old Killaloe man who subjected a local family to a “reign of abuse” has been ordered to appear before a judge to answer for his “despicable behaviour”.