Sex abuse trial nears end

THE Central Criminal Court trial of a Dublin father accused of sexually abusing three of his children has reached its closing stages.

The 73-year-old accused has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting and raping two daughters between the ages of four and eleven and sexually assaulting his son from the age of three to six at various locations from 1995 to 2002. The jury has heard closing speeches from the prosecution and defence and Mr Justice George Birmingham will today continue with his charge to the jurors.