The DPP has lodged appeal papers in the office of the Court of Criminal Appeal regarding the case of Patrick O'Brien, it was announced this afternoon.

A group founded by victims of sexual abuse has said that yesterday’s verdict by Judge Carney in the case of a 72-year-old man convicted of raping his daughter for many years will send the wrong message to victims of abuse.

The daughter of a 72-year-old man who raped her for several years has said that she is "devastated" after he was released on bail today.