An appeal by a Connemara man against his conviction for raping and abusing his daughter has been dismissed by the Court of Criminal Appeal.

An appeal by a Connemara man against his conviction for raping and abusing his daughter will be heard by the Court of Criminal Appeal on Monday.

A Department of Justice official asked Mr Justice Philip O'Sullivan if he would take a phonecall at home from Bobby Molloy concerning the Naughton rape case, the judge said today.

Junior Environment Minister Bobby Molloy is expected to respond to criticism by a High Court judge in relation to "a totally improper approach" made during a trial.

A Connemara father who began raping his daughter when she was only nine-years-old has been jailed for 11 years by Mr Justice Philip O'Sullivan at the Central Criminal Court.