A notorious Dublin criminal has sought leave to appeal his conviction for the rape of a nine-year-old girl in the early 1990s.

CONVICTED child rapist and gangland criminal Stephen “Rossi” Walsh has been found guilty of the sexual assault and defilement of a child.

A notorious Dublin criminal has been jailed for 10 years for one of the “most repulsive” sex offences ever encountered at the Central Criminal Court.

VOTING rights should be given to prisoners to help with their rehabilitation, according to a leading opposition politician.