B&B owner abused daughter from age of 5

The horror secrets of a welcoming family-run B&B in the idyllic village of Adare unfolded yesterday.

Guest house owner Oliver Haskett for years inflicted a reign of depraved sexual terror on his daughter Sheila which drove her to the verge of suicide, Limerick Circuit Court heard.

Haskett, now aged 61 and living in Westbury, Limerick, pleaded guilty to 12 counts of indecently assaulting his daughter between Jan 1988 and Dec 1990 and to a further 20 counts of sexually assaulting her between Jan 1991 and Dec 1995.