Ex-IRA figure shares claim rape victim ‘enjoyed liaison’

Outrage erupted after a leading former IRA figure shared a blog post suggesting rape victim Maíria Cahill enjoyed a "year-long sexual liaison" with her attacker.

Seamus Finucane, who Ms Cahill has accused of being part of an IRA “kangaroo court” which “investigated” her allegation that she was repeatedly raped as a 16-year-old, posted the article by Ruaidri Ua Conchobai on his Facebook page.

The post said the alleged rapist was the type of man “whom many a 16-year-old would likely fancy”.