The woman at the centre of the Listowel sexual assault case today spoke out about her experiences, saying she "never felt so alone in all her life" as when friends and neighbours of the convicted man queued to shake his hand.

The victim of a sexual assault in Listowel, Co Kerry, will tell her side of the story later.

An open letter to Fr Seán Sheehy, PP, Castlegregory, Co Kerry

THE parish priest of Castlegregory, Fr Seán Sheehy, should be ashamed of himself. At a time when the Catholic Church is on its knees, churchgoers need to feel that the serving clergy are honourable and trustworthy.

OUR Catholic bishops have endured considerable criticism so it is entirely appropriate that when one does something commendable it should be recognised.

A PRIEST who was criticised for giving character evidence of behalf of a convicted sex offender has stepped down from his position in the Kerry diocese in advance of a news conference later today by the 24-year-old woman who was assaulted in the case.

THE victim of the Kerry sexual assault case has said she felt “like she was dying inside” when a priest claimed her attacker was innocent.

BLOGS and social networking sites have been inundated with angry comments in reaction to the show of support for convicted Kerry sex offender Danny Foley.

The priest who shook the hand and gave character evidence on behalf of a convicted sex offender has left his post of parish priest in Castlegregory.

A PRIEST was yesterday unapologetic about giving character evidence on behalf of a convicted sex offender.

The girlfriend of a man jailed for sexually assaulting a woman in Co Kerry has said the fact that around 50 people queued up in court to shake his hand proves the esteem in which he is held.

A group of up to 50 people queued to shake the hands of a convicted sex offender prior to his sentencing at a court in Kerry, according to a report this morning.

CHARACTER evidence by a local priest on behalf of a 35-year-old convicted sex offender was dismissed by presiding Judge Donagh McDonagh at the Circuit Criminal Court, in Tralee, yesterday.

IT was a scene that could have come from a John B Keane play – a bizarre gesture of support by some plain people of Kerry for a convicted sex offender.

AIB All-Ireland Club Football Final result:

ANY chance Kerry can get back to football? Don’t hold your breath, but if there are two GAA teams capable of serving up the best of Kingdom fare in tomorrow’s AIB county SFC final in Tralee, they are An Ghaeltacht and Laune Rangers (3pm).

IT’S a tribute to the commitment of their coaches and in particular to Jack O’Connor that Coláiste na Sceilge are still on course for a third Irish Examiner Corn Uí Mhuirí (Munster colleges SFC) title in a row.