Rape victim wants minimum prison sentences

Rape victim Fiona Doyle will call for minimum prison sentences for convicted sex offenders during her meeting with Taoiseach Enda Kenny this evening.

She will also argue that younger judges are needed in the court system, and suggest that the judiciary should be trained in how to deal sensitively with victims of sexual abuse and rape.

Ms Doyle, who was subjected to almost an entire childhood of rape by her father, wants to convey to Mr Kenny that the courts are a hostile environment for victims.