Sex abuser named after ban lifted

A WOMAN who was sexually abused as a child for seven years by her Irish dancing teacher should be paid €50,000 of the €400,000 award made against him earlier this week if he wants to appeal the case to the Supreme Court, a judge has ruled.

The High Court also yesterday lifted a ban on naming the teacher, Michael Quigley, aged 68, of Barnhill Park, Letter-kenny, Co Donegal, who denied the abuse claims.

His victim, Dana Doherty, aged 42, a schoolteacher from Letterkenny, had asked that he be named earlier this week. The case was put back until yesterday to allow both sides to submit arguments if this should happen or not.