Jury not to research case online, warns judge

A judge has told a jury they should only decide a case on evidence heard in court, and could not conduct their own research online.

The warning came as the prosecution case ended on the seventh day of the trial of a 59-year-old Castleisland man who denies sexually assaulting four girls.

John O’Connell, of Killaly, Castleisland Co Kerry, who worked for Kerry County Council, has pleaded not guilty to 29 counts of sexual assault involving four girls from 2003 to 2008.